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Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo announces in a video that he has asked Congress for legal reform to remove Attorney General Consuelo Porras from office amid a corruption investigation. "As a president directly elected by the people with an explicit mandate to fight for transparency and against corruption," he says, "I cannot allow this injustice to continue." SOUNDBITE
The day after he was sworn in as president of Guatemala, Bernardo Arevalo attended a mass at the Santiago de Guatemala Metropolitan Cathedral with his wife Lucrecia Eugenia Peinado Villanueva. IMAGES
Bernardo Arevalo is finally sworn in as Guatemala's president after the ceremony was delayed for more than nine hours, capping months of judicial machinations to block the anti-corruption crusader from taking office. IMAGES
Thousands gather in Constitution Square in downtown Guatemala City, awaiting the inauguration of Bernardo Arevalo as president of the Central American country. IMAGES
People protest and clash with police in front of the Congress of Guatemala as the swearing-in ceremony of president-elect Bernardo Arevalo was delayed. The Congress, controlled by his opponents, was locked in debate over the admission of new lawmakers. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.
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