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Weekly Report - 14 June 2018 (WR-18-23)

GUATEMALA: Morales under fire over volcano response

President Jimmy Morales was last week forced to declare a state of calamity in three departments (Chimaltenango, Escuintla, and Sacatepéquez) following the eruption of Volcán de Fuego, one of Central America’s most active volcanoes. With 110 dead on the latest figures from the national institute of forensic sciences (Inacif), the authorities’ response has come in for major criticism, prompting the attorney general’s office to launch a formal investigation. With thousands taking to the streets in the capital, Guatemala City, calling for Morales to resign, the issue is serving as yet another source of anger against the head of state and his ruling Frente de Convergencia Nacional (FCN-Nación) which recently faced further allegations of illegal campaign finance [WR-18-18].

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