On Monday, September 4, the first meeting between officials of the government of Alejandro Giammattei and President-elect Bernardo Arevalo was held at the Presidential Palace for the change of command scheduled for January 14, 2024.
The delegation entered Munchen Alley for a meeting between part of the elected government and the officials who were to hand over office.
The gates of the presidential palace were opened by security personnel to allow the presidential duo, Bernardo Arevalo and Semilla Movement’s Karin Herrera, to enter. They are accompanied by a part of their team who will support them in this process of mandate change.
The delegation also includes Luis Almagro, Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), who oversaw the first presidential transition meeting between the government of Alejandro Giammattei and his successor, Bernardo Arevalo de León.
Almagro, accompanied by representatives of the OAS, attended the Presidential Palace, where he witnessed the formal opening of the transfer of command that was to take place on January 14.
The closed-door meeting helped Giamattei and Arevalo agree on priorities for the transition process. Some officials of the outgoing government were also present in the meeting.
The appointment comes amid tensions over persecution against Arrivalo’s Semilla party, which recently denounced a “coup” plan to prevent him from taking office in January.
The delegation to participate in the first meeting for regime change arrived at the Presidential Palace. (Free Press Photo: Carlos Hernandez)A group of delegates participating in the first meeting of the regime change enters the Presidential Palace. (Free Press Photo: Carlos Hernandez)A group of delegates participating in the first meeting of the regime change enters the Presidential Palace. (Free Press Photo: Carlos Hernandez)Bernardo Arevalo and Karin Herrera enter the presidential palace to begin the change of government. (Free press photo: Government of Guatemala)Bernardo Arevalo enters the presidential palace for a meeting to begin the change of government. (Free press photo: Government of Guatemala)Among the members of Bernardo Arevalo’s transition team are Jose Carlos Janabria and Jonathan Mencos. (Photo Prensa Libre: Courtesy Movimiento Semilla)Members of the Transitional Committees upon arrival at the Presidential Palace. (Photo Prensa Libre: Courtesy Movimiento Semilla)President Alejandro Giammattei with some of his government officials in a transition meeting with Bernardo Arevalo. (Photo Prensa Libre: Courtesy Movimiento Semilla)President Alejandro Giammattei with some of his government officials in a transition meeting with Bernardo Arevalo. (Photo Prensa Libre: Courtesy Movimiento Semilla)Bernardo Arevalo and Karin Herrera listen to President Alejandro Giamatte with their interfaith group. (Photo Prensa Libre: Courtesy Movimiento Semilla)President Alejandro Giammattei speaks during a transition meeting. He is accompanied by Foreign Minister Mario Bucaro and Labor Minister Rafael Rodriguez and other officials. (Photo Prensa Libre: Courtesy Movimiento Semilla)President Alejandro Giammattei addresses Elektro President Bernardo Arevalo during his first transition meeting. (Photo Prensa Libre: Courtesy Movimiento Semilla)Luis Almagro, Secretary General of the OAS, participates in the first government transition meeting in Guatemala. (Photo Prensa Libre: Courtesy Movimiento Semilla)Bernardo Arevalo and Karin Herrera with the team supporting them in the transition of government. (Photo Prensa Libre: Courtesy Movimiento Semilla)President-elect Bernardo Arevalo is accompanied by President Alejandro Giammattei and Luis Almagro, Secretary General of the OAS. (Free press photo: Government of Guatemala)A group of nuns demonstrate outside the presidential palace, demanding the resignation of Attorney General Consuelo Borres, while the meeting for a change of command is underway. (Free Press Photo: Carlos Hernandez)A group of nuns demonstrate outside the presidential palace, demanding the resignation of Attorney General Consuelo Borres, while the meeting for a change of command is underway. (Free Press Photo: Carlos Hernandez)While the meeting for the change of command was underway, a group of people protested outside the presidential palace, demanding the resignation of Attorney General Consuelo Borres. (Free Press Photo: Carlos Hernandez)
