Guatemala's Arevalo takes office despite delays, attempts to block him

Bernardo Arevalo sworn in overnight as Guatemala's president after the ceremony was delayed for over nine hours on Sunday. He took the oath of office after warding off a barrage of attempts to prevent him from taking power including by graft-accused prosecutors closely aligned with the country's political and economic ruling class.
The delays prompted the European Union, Organization of American States and other Latin American governments to issue a statement urging Congress to fulfill its constitutional mandate to hand over power as required by the Constitution.