Guatemala President-elect Arevalo suspends participation in transition

Guatemala President-elect Bernardo Arevalo, Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei and the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) Luis Almagro, attend a meeting as part of the presidential transition, in Guatemala City, Guatemala September 4, 2023. Guatemala Presidency/Handout via REUTERS

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) -Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arevalo has temporarily suspended his participation in the government transition, he said in a news conference on Tuesday, as actions by authorities fueled doubts around the transfer of power.

The announcement came after the top prosecutor's office in the Central American country raided facilities run by Guatemala's main electoral tribunal on Tuesday.