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Protesters marched Saturday evening to the National Palace in Guatemala City, where they demanded that conservative President Otto Perez Molina resign, while chanting slogans like “Shall they pay back what they have stolen from us!”
“Three generations prostest on July 11”
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Se metieron con la generación equivocada... 3 generaciones protestan en jornada #11J #RenunciaYa pic.twitter.com/TOwy9EErH5
— PrensaComunitaria (@PrensaComunitar)
12 Juillet 2015
“Guatemalans back in the streets”
Guatemaltecos en las calles en nueva jornada #11J #RenunciaYa exigen dimisión de presidente y cárcel a corruptos pic.twitter.com/4nsMnKWrsJ
— PrensaComunitaria (@PrensaComunitar)
12 Juillet 2015
“Guatemala: the protest continues in the center of Guatemala city; protestors demand reforms and the dismissal of the president.”
Guatemala: jornada #11J #RenunciaYa continúa en el centro de Guatemala exigen reformas y dimisión de presidente. pic.twitter.com/QL54J1pe6x
— PrensaComunitaria (@PrensaComunitar)
12 Juillet 2015
“None of these 158 thiefs and traitors on the shame wall deserves to be reelected.”
Ninguno de estos 158 ladrones y traidores del muro de la vergüenza merece ser reelecto. #JusticiaYa #RenunciaYa pic.twitter.com/c5p96lB18r
— Juan Carlos Carrera (@yiansh)
11 Juillet 2015
“The National Police vigilates the Congress facility, while groups demand an electoral reform and the resignation of the president.”
PNC custodia el edificio del Congreso, grupos piden #ReformaelectoralYa #VigenciaYa y #RenunciaYa OPM @prensa_libre pic.twitter.com/fhRtdEnHgn
— Rosa María Bolaños (@rbolanos_pl)
11 Juillet 2015
“Here in front of the Congress, because Otto Perez Molina, resign you thief!!!!!!”
Aquí en frente de Congreso, porque @ottoperezmolina #RenunciaYa ladrón!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/zZlCYMKxz9
— Juan Carlos Carrera (@yiansh)
11 Juillet 2015
�� #Guatemala ya está harta, del gobierno del PP, ya cayó la Baldetti, Otto Pérez va a caer �� #RenunciaYa pic.twitter.com/M9GWQ1Elgf
— #JusticiaYa (@justiciayagt)
julio 5, 2015
Popular protests demanding Perez Molina's resignation have been ongoing since April when fraud scandals first began to surface after investigations uncovered US$6.7 million was embezzled from the country's social security institute in a corruption scandal involving many government officials, including the vice president who was forced to resign.
On July 4, a legislative commission voted in favor of removing Perez Molina's immunity privileges, opening the path to a historic probe against the country's president.
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Guatemala's political turmoil comes just months before the country's presidential elections this September. Legal term limits bar Perez Molina from running again.
