Founders of Semilla Movement outside the country support Samuel Pérez’s proposal

Despite the disagreements of the future of the political party that led Bernardo Arévalo to the Presidency, manifested by some members of the official block in Congress, several founders and representative figures of the seed movement publicly supported the announcement made this Wednesday, May 21 by the deputy Samuel Pérez, with the support of several deputies and representatives of the party, that on May 25 an assembly will be held A new political party.

Among the representatives of the Semilla Movement that gave their support to Pérez’s decision this Cynthia Rojas, currently in exile after being indicated by the Public Ministry of alleged anomalies in the formation of the party.

“Seed, since its foundation, has faced political blockages of the regime. This will not be the exception. It is a brave and responsible decision with the people of Guatemala to continue with this political project that was born to transform everything. It is time to strengthen our commitment to people and evolve towards a project that continues to fight for the justice and well -being of the country,” said Rojas.

The founder of the movement, Sonia Escobedo, also expressed its support.

“We have taken the game and we cannot keep our arms crossed. We have decided to rebuild it, such as when a tree can and the roots remain. The roots are the ones who are driving this new effort of a renewed seed and with the firm conviction of generating long -term changes,” he published in his X account.

The former public finance minister, Juan Alberto Fuentes Knight, also expressed his support for what he called the “recast” of the movement.

“We are living a third stage. A stage of re -foundation of the seed movement, justified before the opposition of dark forces that support impunity and corruption, and that use justice against their adversaries. Faced with that, this re -foundation is totally necessary,” he wrote in a message in his social network.

The statements of Rojas, Escobedo and Fuentes were shared in the X account identified with the name of seed evolves, which grouped the advertisements and statements of the group that seeks a new political platform that allows them to compete in the next 2027 elections.

Although Pérez, during the announcement of the new political movement, was accompanied by several deputies, not all the legislators of the bench agreed; At least, they let him see with a statement that was disseminated minutes after the call to the assembly of the new Pro Training Committee.

The official parliamentarians, Victoria Palala, José Carlos Sanabria, Duvalier Castañón, Raúl Barrera, Brenda Mejía, Luis Ventura, Alma Luz Guerrero and Ivanna Luján They said in an official statement that “the continuity of the seed movement is a decision that is just at its bases With strict attachment internal democracy mechanisms provided for in its statutes“