Guatemalan Congress

Congress of the Republic of Guatemala Congreso de la República de Guatemala
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
President	Óscar Chinchilla, CREO Since 2017
1st Vice President	Felipe Alejos, Todos Since 2017
2nd Vice President	Eduardo de Matta, FCN Since 2017
3rd Vice President	Boris España, MR Since 2017
Structure
Seats	158 members
Congress political groups	Government (95)      Renewed Democratic Liberty (44)      Todos (18)      Patriotic Party (17)      National Convergence Front (11)      CREO-Unionist Party (5) Opposition (63)      National Unity of Hope (36)      Encounter for Guatemala (7)      National Change Union (6)      National Advancement Party (3)      Winaq-URNG–MAIZ (3)      Convergence (3)      VIVA (3)      Fuerza (2)
Elections
Congress voting system	Closed-list proportional representation
Congress last election	Guatemalan general election, 2015
Meeting place
Guatemala City
Website
www.congreso.gob.gt

Government (95)

Opposition (63)

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 158 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 Guatemalas'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.

It is not uncommon that Congress Members change parties during the legislature term, as well as Congress Members seceding from a party to create a new party or congressional block.

In Congress, Baldizón's LIDER gained 30 seats on their previous election making them the largest party with 44 seats. Torres' UNE retained second position with 36 seats, despite losing 12. Competing in their first election, Todos captured 18 seats. PP suffered the greatest loss, losing 39 seats overall, down to 17. Morales' FCN gained 11 seats.