GUATEMALA CITY, July 26 (Reuters) - The Organization of American States (OAS) chief Luis Almagro will meet with authorities and politicians in Guatemala next week, he said on Wednesday, as concerns escalate over alleged government interference in the upcoming presidential runoff vote.
The OAS, which monitored the first round, had backed the results as legitimate.
"We have expressed ourselves emphatically on multiple occasions against the repeated attempts to alter the will of the people and the attacks on the electoral authorities," Almagro said in a special OAS session to discuss the election.
"This is an electoral process that has suffered clear interference of internal actors that hindered its normal development," he said.
Irma Palencia, the head of Guatemala's electoral court, said she has asked the OAS to continue monitoring the election.
Persons:
Luis Almagro, Bernardo Arevalo, Arevalo's, Sandra Torres, Almagro, Alejandro Giammattei's, Arevalo, Torres, Irma Palencia, Sofia Menchu, Sarah Morland, Daina Beth Solomon, Jonathan Oatis, Bill Berkrot
Organizations:
GUATEMALA CITY, of American States, OAS, Thomson
Locations:
GUATEMALA, Guatemala