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At stake in this election:

  • The office of President of Guatemala

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Alvaro COLOM Caballeros
  • Head of Government: President Alvaro COLOM Caballeros
  • Assembly: Guatemala has a unicameral Congress of the Republic (Congreso de la Republica) with 158 seats.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 4-year term.
  • In the Congress of the Republic (Congreso de la Republica) 158 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.***

*** Of the 158 members, 127 are departmental-level representatives selected through 22 departmental lists; 31 are national-level representatives selected in one, nationwide district. Votes are tabulated using the D'Hondt method.

Main Candidates in the Second Round of the Presidential race:

Main Candidates in the First Round of the Presidential race:

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 13,824,463 (July 2011 est.)
  • Registered Voters: 7,340,841 (September 2011 )

Last Updated on 02/08/2013

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