Guatemala protests intensify, demanding prosecutor resignations

FILE PHOTO: Mayan Ancestral Authorities demonstrate requesting the resignation of the Attorney General, as part of the blockades and demonstrations held nationwide in the fight for democracy, in Guatemala City, Guatemala October 2, 2023. REUTERS/Cristina Chiquin/File Photo

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Guatemalans marched peacefully on Thursday for the fourth consecutive day, demanding the resignation of powerful senior prosecutors accused of working to undermine President-elect Bernardo Arevalo's ability to take office.

The center-left Arevalo was elected in a landslide win in August, but since then Attorney General Consuelo Porras has intensified efforts to disqualify his anti-graft Movimiento Semilla party and ordered raids on the electoral authority's offices, seizing ballots.