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Guatemalan territorial dispute referendum, 2018
April 15, 2018
A referendum on the territorial dispute with Belize will be held in Guatemala on Sunday April 15, 2018. Voters will be asked whether the Guatemalan government should request the International Court of Justice finally resolve the territorial dispute, as part of a commitment signed in December 2008 between Guatemala and Belize.
On August 2, 2017, the Guatemalan Congress approved the agreement 22-2017, which allows the president to immediately submit to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal the request to convene the referendum. The agreement was approved by 102 votes in favor and 14 against. The European Union will provide financial assistance for this to take place.
Sources and Further Reading:
Guatemala to hold referendum on territorial dispute with Belize in 2018
Guatemala’s referendum to submit its territorial dispute with Belize to the International Court of Justice
