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Arévalo Notes His Greatest Political Triumph with the End of the Mandate of the Attorney General in Guatemala

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The president of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, has scored a political triumph this Monday after the current attorney general and main opponent of the government, Consuelo Porras, lost his battle for re-election in Guatemala. Porras will have to hand over the post next month, after being off the list of finalists who seek to preside over the Public Prosecutor's Office for the period 2026-2030.

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The president of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, has scored a political triumph this Monday after the current attorney general and main opponent of the government, Consuelo Porras, lost his battle for re-election in Guatemala. Porras will have to hand over the post next month, after being off the list of finalists who seek to preside over the Public Prosecutor's Office for the period 2026-2030.

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A nomination commission defined on Monday in Guatemala the six final candidates to occupy the post of Attorney General and Chief of the Public Prosecutor’s Office (Fiscalía) for the period 2026-2030, replacing Consuelo Porras Argueta, who was left out of the list and therefore cannot be re-elected. The entry The Attorney General of Guatemala, marked for corruption, is ruled out for re-election was first published in Proceso Digital.

The Postulation Commission for the election of Attorney General and Chief Public Prosecutor advanced in the integration of the list of candidates that will be sent to President Bernardo Arévalo. During this Monday’s session, the commissioners have chosen five candidates on the payroll, after the voting rounds carried out as part of the process. In the first round, only lawyer Beyla Estrada was included, after which the commission declared a rece…

With information from Fernando Castellanos. On a decisive day for justice in Guatemala, the current Attorney General, María Consuelo Porras Argueta, failed to gather enough support to integrate the first list of candidates selected by the Postulation Commission. Despite having led the previous phase with a rating of 92.33 points, the [...]

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Prensa Libre broke the news on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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