Congress of Guatemala

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Politics of Guatemala

The Congress of the Republic (Spanish: Congreso de la República) is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Guatemala.

It comprises 140 deputies, who are elected by direct universal suffrage to serve four-year terms. (Prior to the election of the current Congress, there were only 113 deputies.)

The last election was held on 9 November 2003; see Guatemala election, 2003. Following this election, party strengths within Congress stand as follows:

Guatemala also returns deputies to the supranational Central American Parliament.

See also

See also: Congress of Guatemala, 2003, 9 November, Central American Parliament, Deputy, Elections in Guatemala, Grand National Alliance, Guatemala, Guatemala election, 2003