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Congress of the Republic of Guatemala

Congreso de la República
Congress of the Republic of Guatemala ; Congreso de la República
X Legislature
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	11 March 1945
Leadership
President	Nery Ramos, Blue ; since 19 January 2024
1st Vice President	Darwin Lucas Paiz, UNE ; since 19 January 2024
2nd Vice President	César Amézquita, VIVA ; since 14 January 2024
3rd Vice President	Nery Rodas, Cabal ; since 14 January 2024
1st Secretary	Karina Paz, VOS ; since 19 January 2024
Structure
Seats	160 members
Political groups	Government (25) SEMILLA: 24 seats; WINAQ-URNG: 1 seat; Others (135) VAMOS: 40 seats; UNE: 27 seats; CABAL: 18 seats; VALOR: 11 seats; VIVA: 9 seats; TODOS: 6 seats; PPN: 5 seats; VOS: 4 seats; BIEN: 4 seats; CREO: 3 seats; VICTORIA: 3 seats; UNIONISTA: 2 seats; ELEFANTE: 1 seat; Cambio: 1 seat; AZUL: 1 seat;
Elections
Voting system	Closed-list proportional representation
Last election	25 June 2023
Next election	2027
Motto
	God, Union, Liberty
Meeting place
	Zone 1,Guatemala City
Website
	www.congreso.gob.gt

Congress of the Republic of Guatemala

Guatemalan national legislature

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.

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Department	Deputies
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


Party or alliance			National			District			Total seats	+/–
Party or alliance			Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total 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

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Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	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)

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