indigenous leaders who led the October protests in Guatemala will seek to occupy the governorships for the first time. In Guatemala, 22 governors and their alternates are elected every four years, who are the link between the central government and the municipalities.
These people had until now been chosen by the president without further oversight and almost by cronyism. Opposition deputies in Congress have warned that they could challenge the gubernatorial election process and have suggested that Arévalo changed the call because he “agreed” with the indigenous leaders due to their support.