The swearing-in and inauguration ceremony will take place between 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. local time in the Efraín Recinos Great Hall at the Miguel Ángel Asturias Cultural Center with delegations from more than 60 countries.
The President of Paraguay, Santiago Peña, arrived as planned last Friday, the day before the King of Spain, Felipe VI, and the President of Honduras, Xiomara Castro.
Also the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Alicia Isabel Barcena, and the High Representative of the European Union, Josep Borrell.
They were joined by Colombian President Gustavo Pedro; and from Chile Gabriel Boric.
In addition, Rodrigo Chaves from Costa Rica; Laurentino Cortizo from Panama; the Prime Minister of Belize, Juan Antonio Briceño; and the head of government of Aruba, Evelyn Weber-Croes.
The investiture will be attended by senior figures from the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Japan, Morocco, Serbia, Bolivia, Canada, Cuba, Brazil (Vice President Geraldo Alckmin) and Argentina.
Likewise, the change of command will include representatives from Sweden, Switzerland, Uruguay, Israel, Vatican City, El Salvador, France, Korea, Portugal, Germany and Italy.
The Foreign Ministry of this Central American territory confirmed in a statement the participation of members of concurrent embassies in Mexico and international organizations.
After the ceremony, Arévalo and his Vice President Karin Herrera will welcome the heads of delegation and underline that they will deliver their speech between 6:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. in the central Plaza de la Constitución of this capital.
Next Monday morning the ceremonial Te Deum will take place in the Metropolitan Cathedral and the army will honor the new president in front of the National Palace.
The politician who won the last elections, son of Juan José Arévalo Bermejo, a reformist leader who led the nation from 1945 to 1951, expressed his enthusiasm last night.
“Because we have come to the end of a lengthy process,” he said, referring to the post-election period in which prosecutors carried out various legal maneuvers against him.
At a press conference, he thanked all sectors whose actions contributed to saving and defending democracy.
Arévalo and Herrera come to the helm of a government focused on fighting corruption and promising a new spring.
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