The winner of Guatemala’s presidential election, Alejandro Giammattei, said on Sunday he hoped he could make changes to a controversial migration deal the Central American country signed with the Trump administration last month.
En Argentine, le candidat de l’opposition, Alberto Fernandez, est arrivé en tête des primaires organisées avant l’élection présidentielle prévue en octobre, infligeant ainsi un sérieux revers à l’actuel président, Mauricio Macri.
Le conservateur Alejandro Giammattei a remporté dimanche l’élection présidentielle au Guatemala face à l’ex-première dame Sandra Torres, en recueillant près de 59 % des voix. Il succédera au président sortant, Jimmy Morales, en janvier 2020.
En Algérie, début août, l’accès à YouTube et Google a été bloqué après la diffusion d’une vidéo critique sur l’armée. D’autres pays du continent, aussi secoués par des mouvements de contestation, ont recours à cette pratique. Des ONG s’en alarment.
Sri Lankans, angered by the government’s inability to prevent the Easter Sunday terror attacks that killed more than 250 people, want a strongman back in power who can guarantee their safety and bring back economic growth.
The death toll from a major typhoon in eastern China rose to 30 on Sunday, with 18 people missing, state broadcaster CCTV reported, as the country braced for more travel disruptions as the storm moved further north up the coast.
The Saudi-led coalition on Sunday intervened in Aden in support of the Yemeni government after southern separatists effectively took over the southern port city, fracturing the alliance that had been focused on battling the Iran-aligned Houthi movement.
Guatemalans on Sunday vote in a second round run-off election for a new president who is likely to face a major challenge coping with a deal signed with Washington in July to turn the country into a buffer zone to stem migration.
Guatemalans on Sunday elect a new president who will face a major challenge after the country agreed with Washington to act as a buffer against illegal immigration under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump.