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Weekly Report - 21 January 2016 (WR-16-03)

GUATEMALA: Morales assumes his latest role

Jimmy Morales was sworn-in as president for a four-year term last week. His unveiling of his 14-member cabinet might have ended one source of speculation, but considerable doubts persist as to what he will actually do – both due to the lack of substance of his manifesto which has been widely criticised by local think tanks, and constraints due to his weak legislative presence. In his inauguration speech, Morales cited the need to crack down on corruption and impunity as a major priority. This was unsurprising given that his electoral victory stemmed largely from his ability, as a perceived outsider, to capitalise on the backlash against the string of corruption scandals afflicting the political class (which ultimately forced his predecessor Otto Pérez Molina to step down in September 2015.

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