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Weekly Report - 14 May 2015 (WR-15-19)
GUATEMALA: Vice President quits as political crisis intensifies
It was arguably just a matter of time. In a move unprecedented in recent years, Guatemala’s Vice President Roxana Baldetti handed in her resignation last week, bowing to pressure stemming from her suspected involvement in the corruption ring uncovered last month at the national tax authority (SAT) [WR-15-16]. Her departure has done little to assuage public concerns regarding President Otto Pérez Molina’s Partido Patriota (PP), which is also facing an unprecedented crisis, suggesting that, in accordance with custom in Guatemala, the ruling party stands little chance of securing re-election in general elections on 6 September this year.
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