The European Union Ambassador to Guatemala, Thomas Peyker, announced on Sunday that the 27 are preparing “sanctions” in response to the maneuvers of institutions and individuals to annul the electoral process in Guatemala. “As the European Union, we are preparing sanctions as part of restrictive measures aimed at those responsible for the attempted coup in Guatemala. #DemocracyInPeligro,” Peyker posted on his account on the social network X, formerly Twitter. Peyker also quotes a message from EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell, who condemns “the attempts to annul the elections in Guatemala based on unfounded allegations of fraud,” which “constitute an attempted coup that will affect relations.” between the EU and Guatemala”. “We have agreed to adopt a framework of restrictive measures against those responsible,” Borrell said in a statement published on Saturday. In October, the Guatemalan Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) published the election results of the second round of the Guatemalan presidential election on August 20, won by Bernardo Arévalo of the Semilla Movement, thus completing the electoral process. However, the State Ministry has requested the annulment of the entire electoral process due to alleged irregularities by the Semilla movement, thereby preventing Arévalo from taking office on January 14th.
