Guatemala president-elect proposes restarting transition process in coming days

Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arevalo delivers a speech to supporters during a protest outside the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ), after he temporarily suspended his participation in the government transition following a raid on electoral facilities by the top prosecutor's office, in Guatemala City, Guatemala September 18, 2023. REUTERS/Luis Echeverria/File photo

(Reuters) - Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arevalo has sent a proposal to current President Alejandro Giammattei seeking to restart meetings for the transition process as of this Sept. 25, he said in a statement on Thursday.

Arevalo had paused his participation in the transition process last week after the nation's top prosecutor's office raided facilities run by the main electoral tribunal.