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  2. ↑ Tribunal Supremo Electoral (2019). "Ley Electoral y de Partidos Políticos" (PDF). Guatemala.
  3. ↑ André Yancor (2022-01-20). "Elecciones 2023: Estas podrían ser las fechas de de la primera y segunda vuelta electoral". Tv Azteca Guatemala (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  4. ↑ "TSE da fechas tentativas para elecciones generales en Guatemala 2023 (primera y segunda vuelta)" (in Spanish). Prensa Libre. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Guatemala's top elections court suspends ban on president-elect Arevalo's party". France 24. 2023-09-03. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  6. ↑ "Feci abre cajas electorales durante allanamiento en el Parque de la Industria y el fiscal Curruchiche justifica decisión pese al rechazo del TSE" (in Spanish). 2023-09-12. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  7. ↑ "Bloqueos en Guatemala: la capital amanece con varias rutas cerradas este lunes 9 de octubre" (in Spanish). 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  8. ↑ "Ministerio Público de Guatemala dice que las elecciones ganadas por Arévalo no son válidas" (in Spanish). 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  9. ↑ "International court rules against Guatemala in a landmark Indigenous and environmental rights case". AP News. 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  10. ↑ "Fallece Álvaro Colom, expresidente de Guatemala, confirman fuentes allegadas a la familia" (in Spanish). 23 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  11. ↑ Ortega, Juan Carlos (2023-04-06). "Muere Hugo Rodríguez, diputado de la bancada Creo, luego de sufrir dos infartos producto de una neumonía". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  12. ↑ Barreno Castillo, Raúl; Pineda, Sandy (26 August 2023). "Esto es lo que se sabe del crimen contra el exdiputado por Jalapa, Mario Francisco Guerra Calderón". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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