Within the celebrations for the 204th anniversary of the Central American countries’ separation from Spain, the president emphasized that sovereignty and freedom are part of a permanent struggle that involves us all.

It requires our talents, ideas, and capabilities so that we can live well, peacefully, and peacefully, the head of state asserted in a congratulatory message for the occasion released through his profile on the social network X.

The struggles of the past fuel the current ones and drive us to imagine and build a kinder future for each people and for each of us, emphasized the 66-year-old politician, a sociologist by profession.

As on many other occasions throughout its history, the dignified people of Guatemala reaffirm their vocation for freedom and their rejection of authoritarianism, corruption, and justice in public service, Arevalo added.

With admirable determination, we Guatemalans are defending our democratic institutions to realize the ideals that have always inspired our collective life, he emphasized.

Commemorating this day obliges us to stand with the brave leaders who are subjected to persecution and criminalization, but who resist with dignity, he insisted, in open reference to former representatives of the 48 Cantons of Totonicapan imprisoned for defending the results of the 2023 elections.

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