President refusing to budge as protests turning to massive Guatemalan strike pressing for change | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Thousands of students, teachers, farmers, business owners and other citizens in Guatemala are staging massive marches and a national strike Thursday to call for President Otto Perez Molina’s resignation as he grows increasingly politically isolated. Perez Molina has refused to step down from office even as prosecutors said he was likely heavily involved with a customs…

Guatemala City (dpa) – Thousands of people demonstrated Thursday across Guatemala to demand that President Otto Perez step down from power amid serious corruption allegations. Demonstrators gathered at a large rally before the presidential palace in Guatemala City, while in other areas there were strikes and road blockades. The business community for the first time joined…