Guatemala election authority raided after confirming poll results

A police officer from Guatemala’s Attorney General’s office at the headquarters of the electoral authority during the raid (Moises Castillo/AP/PA)

The Guatemalan Attorney General’s office raided the headquarters of the country’s electoral authority just hours after it certified the results of the country’s June 25 election, sending the country deeper into political turmoil.

The Thursday morning raid appeared to be connected to prosecutors’ attempt to keep progressive candidate Bernardo Arevalo from competing in a runoff election on August 20.