Congress of the Republic of Guatemala
Guatemalan national legislature
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The Congress of the Republic (Spanish: Congreso de la República) is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Guatemala. The Guatemalan Congress is made up of 160 deputies who are elected by direct universal suffrage to serve four-year terms. The electoral system is closed party list proportional representation. 31 of the deputies are elected on a nationwide list, whilst the remaining 127 deputies are elected in 22 multi-member constituencies. Each of Guatemala's 22 departments serves as a district, with the exception of the department of Guatemala containing the capital, which on account of its size is divided into two (distrito central and distrito Guatemala). Departments are allocated seats based on their population size and they are shown in the table below.
Congress of the Republic of Guatemala Congreso de la República de Guatemala | |
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| X Legislature | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 11 March 1945 |
| Leadership | |
1st Vice President | |
2nd Vice President | |
3rd Vice President | |
1st Secretary | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 160 members |
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Political groups | Government (25)
Others (135) |
| Elections | |
| Closed-list proportional representation | |
Last election | 25 June 2023 |
Next election | 2027 |
| Motto | |
| God, Union, Liberty | |
| Meeting place | |
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| Zone 1,Guatemala City | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Deputies by Department
| Department | Deputies |
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| Listado Nacional | 31 |
| Distrito Central | 19 |
| Alta Verapaz | 9 |
| Baja Verapaz | 2 |
| Chimaltenango | 5 |
| Chiquimula | 3 |
| El Progreso | 1 |
| Escuintla | 6 |
| Guatemala (Distrito) | 11 |
| Huehuetenango | 10 |
| Izabal | 3 |
| Jalapa | 3 |
| Jutiapa | 4 |
| Petén | 4 |
| Quetzaltenango | 7 |
| Quiché | 8 |
| Retalhuleu | 3 |
| Sacatepéquez | 3 |
| San Marcos | 9 |
| Santa Rosa | 3 |
| Sololá | 3 |
| Suchitepéquez | 5 |
| Totonicapán | 4 |
| Zacapa | 2 |
| Total | 160 |
History
Guatemala had a bicameral legislature in the 1845 constitution. It was replaced with the unicameral Chamber of Representatives (Spanish: Cámara de Representantes), which was in turn reformulated as the National Assembly (Spanish: Asamblea Nacional) in 1879, then the Congress of the Republic in 1945.[1]
Political culture
It is not uncommon for deputies to change parties during the legislature's term or to secede from a party and create a new party or congressional block.
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Latest election
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| Party or alliance | National | District | Total seats | +/– | |||||||
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||||||
| Vamos | 628,126 | 15.06 | 6 | 696,325 | 15.54 | 33 | 39 | +23 | |||
| National Unity of Hope | 538,010 | 12.90 | 5 | 571,867 | 12.76 | 23 | 28 | –26 | |||
| Semilla | 488,692 | 11.72 | 5 | 430,297 | 9.60 | 18 | 23 | +16 | |||
| Cabal | 371,215 | 8.90 | 3 | 401,035 | 8.95 | 15 | 18 | New | |||
| Vision with Values | 288,546 | 6.92 | 3 | 258,605 | 5.77 | 8 | 11 | +4 | |||
| Valor–Unionist | Valor–Unionist | 229,861 | 5.51 | 2 | 124,133 | 2.77 | 3 | 5 | New | ||
| Valor | – | 197,538 | 4.41 | 7 | 7 | –2 | |||||
| Unionist Party | – | 22,363 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | –3 | |||||
| Will, Opportunity and Solidarity | 186,438 | 4.47 | 1 | 178,750 | 3.99 | 3 | 4 | New | |||
| Todos | 169,101 | 4.05 | 1 | 198,893 | 4.44 | 5 | 6 | –1 | |||
| URNG–MAIZ–Winaq | URNG–MAIZ–Winaq | 133,694 | 3.21 | 1 | 25,013 | 0.56 | 0 | 1 | New | ||
| Winaq | – | 76,137 | 1.70 | 0 | 0 | –3 | |||||
| Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity | – | 87,687 | 1.96 | 0 | 0 | –3 | |||||
| Nosotros | 131,217 | 3.15 | 1 | 138,742 | 3.10 | 2 | 3 | New | |||
| Victory | 124,946 | 3.00 | 1 | 126,830 | 2.83 | 2 | 3 | – | |||
| Bienestar Nacional | 112,742 | 2.70 | 1 | 121,488 | 2.71 | 3 | 4 | –4 | |||
| Blue Party | 98,487 | 2.36 | 1 | 109,802 | 2.45 | 1 | 2 | New | |||
| Elephant Community | 95,435 | 2.29 | 1 | 90,040 | 2.01 | 1 | 2 | New | |||
| Podemos | 86,475 | 2.07 | 0 | 87,011 | 1.94 | 0 | 0 | –1 | |||
| Commitment, Renewal and Order | 84,667 | 2.03 | 0 | 102,421 | 2.29 | 3 | 3 | –3 | |||
| Movement for the Liberation of Peoples | 74,802 | 1.79 | 0 | 81,142 | 1.81 | 0 | 0 | –1 | |||
| Humanist Party of Guatemala | 61,564 | 1.48 | 0 | 72,059 | 1.61 | 0 | 0 | –6 | |||
| Change | 52,754 | 1.26 | 0 | 87,821 | 1.96 | 1 | 1 | New | |||
| National Advancement Party | 45,940 | 1.10 | 0 | 41,594 | 0.93 | 0 | 0 | –2 | |||
| My Family | 45,402 | 1.09 | 0 | 44,576 | 0.99 | 0 | 0 | New | |||
| Republican Union | 34,982 | 0.84 | 0 | 34,159 | 0.76 | 0 | 0 | New | |||
| National Convergence Front | 28,827 | 0.69 | 0 | 29,386 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 | –8 | |||
| Guatemalan People's Party | 23,837 | 0.57 | 0 | 12,672 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | New | |||
| Republican Party | 21,658 | 0.52 | 0 | 20,115 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 | New | |||
| National Integration Party | 13,927 | 0.33 | 0 | 12,416 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | New | |||
| Total | 4,171,345 | 100.00 | 32 | 4,480,917 | 100.00 | 128 | 160 | – | |||
| Source: TSE (99.13% counted, national votes) TSE | |||||||||||
Central American Parliament
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Vamos | 655,906 | 17.75 | 5 | +2 | |
| National Unity of Hope | 594,918 | 16.10 | 4 | –1 | |
| Semilla | 425,629 | 11.52 | 3 | +2 | |
| Vision with Values | 274,193 | 7.42 | 2 | +1 | |
| Valor–Unionist | 256,291 | 6.94 | 2 | +1 | |
| Todos | 166,509 | 4.51 | 1 | – | |
| Will, Opportunity and Solidarity | 155,181 | 4.20 | 1 | +1 | |
| Nosotros | 131,284 | 3.55 | 1 | +1 | |
| Victory | 120,106 | 3.25 | 1 | +1 | |
| URNG–MAIZ–Winaq | 118,998 | 3.22 | 0 | –2 | |
| Bienestar Nacional | 108,030 | 2.92 | 0 | – | |
| Elephant Community | 100,932 | 2.73 | 0 | – | |
| Blue Party | 95,540 | 2.59 | 0 | – | |
| Podemos | 86,116 | 2.33 | 0 | – | |
| Commitment, Renewal and Order | 81,892 | 2.22 | 0 | –1 | |
| Humanist Party of Guatemala | 70,219 | 1.90 | 0 | – | |
| Change | 55,276 | 1.50 | 0 | – | |
| My Family | 48,948 | 1.32 | 0 | – | |
| National Advancement Party | 41,712 | 1.13 | 0 | – | |
| Republican Union | 34,415 | 0.93 | 0 | – | |
| National Convergence Front | 28,930 | 0.78 | 0 | –2 | |
| Guatemalan People's Party | 23,435 | 0.63 | 0 | – | |
| Republican Party | 20,666 | 0.56 | 0 | – | |
| Total | 3,695,126 | 100.00 | 20 | – | |
| Valid votes | 3,695,126 | 65.83 | |||
| Invalid votes | 1,272,521 | 22.67 | |||
| Blank votes | 645,511 | 11.50 | |||
| Total votes | 5,613,158 | 100.00 | |||
| Source: TSE (99.10% percent counted) | |||||