The European Union expresses serious concerns about the recent raids carried out by the Special Prosecutor’s Office Against Impunity (FECI) in the offices of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), as well as the seizure of computer material related to the Transmission of Preliminary Election Results (TREP). 

These unwarranted actions follow the official announcement of the election results by the TSE on 28 August, and persistent unacceptable attempts to undermine the election results through selective and arbitrary legal and procedural actions that are not in line with international and regional standards Guatemala has subscribed to. 

The EU reiterates its call on all Guatemalan institutions and branches of government to fully respect the outcome of the elections as certified by the country’s highest electoral authority, and urges to refrain from any actions that could undermine these results or jeopardise a peaceful and orderly transition.