Congress of the Republic of Guatemala

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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

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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.