Government raids are increasing concern that officials will attempt to prevent President-elect Bernardo Arevalo from taking office, which would increase unrest and worsen relations between Guatemala and its allies. On Sept. 12, officials from Guatemala's Attorney General's office launched new raids against the offices of the country's Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE). The TSE alleged that during the raid, officials opened ballot boxes and photographed their contents, which a TSE spokesperson called illegal and unprecedented. At the news, Arevalo suspended his presidential transition process and called for Attorney General Consuelo Porras' resignation. The raid followed a series of similar government actions against the TSE, including multiple previous raids against TSE facilities and investigations into electoral judges and volunteer poll workers. The Attorney General's office has also ordered suspensions of Arevalo's Seed Movement party multiple times, all of which the TSE blocked from taking effect until the end of the electoral period...
