Are mass protests in Guatemala and Honduras the start of a ‘Central American Spring’?

Popular discontent has been simmering away in parts of Central America for some time, and now it’s finally boiling over. Lurid public corruption scandals shook Guatemala and Honduras this summer have provoked massive protests. Days before the first round of Guatemala’s presidential elections was held on September 6, President Otto Perez Molina resigned from office after a judge issued a detention order against him.

But it’s not just Perez Molina; Guatemala’s entire political establishment has taken a huge hit. With first round results tallied, outsider candidate Jimmy Morales was in the lead – though he fell far short of the 50% needed to avoid a second round, which will now take place in late October.…  Seguir leyendo »

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