The country's vice president-elect, Karin Herrera, and the deputy of the Semilla movement, Román Castellanos, took part in the symbolic act, the epicenter of which was basically a walk to the central park of the city.
Before the change of direction, the vice president of the winner of the last elections, Bernardo Arévalo, thanked the support of the administrative board of the 48 cantons of Totonicapán, which led the protests against the actions of the Ministry of Public Health (MP). since last October.
Likewise, Herrera said she was excited and honored by the invitation to work in the department, highlighted community organizing and offered to work with them to strengthen democracy.
He added that the year 2023 “definitely brings great challenges and great opportunities, the traditional authorities have taken a step forward,” he said.
The current vice president of the 48 cantons of Totonicapán, Basilio Puac, described the work carried out over the past year as arduous and assured that “the fight does not stop.”
These ancestral authorities, guardians of the property and natural resources of the population, were defined by a vote of community representatives at the end of November.
“I am very grateful to the will of the people and I will try to fulfill what corresponds to me to the letter,” Zapeta said after the meeting held at the time, which was considered an ancient act of importance and commitment.
In his inaugural speech today, he called on the new government to ensure welfare and promote equitable development in the country's 22 departments. On the other hand, it was also revealed that the new indigenous municipal mayor of the department of Sololá, Simión Palax, received the staff, property titles of the municipality, a copy of Anales de los Kaqchikeles and keys to the headquarters, which are in his reservation.
The local leader explained that they had a lot to do for the demarcation, from protecting their rights to monitoring the government.
The deputy caused a deep crisis in this country by investigating the Supreme Electoral Court and the Semilla party, which even proposed annulment of the elections due to alleged irregularities.
Various local authorities agreed that these maneuvers were part of a coup to prevent the new national government from taking office on January 14th.
Indigenous authorities have been protesting in front of Guatemala's parliament for 92 consecutive days to defend democracy and demand the resignation of Attorney General Consuelo Porras.
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