República de Guatemala
Republic of Guatemala

Sistema Electoral Electoral System

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National Executive
Composition			1 President and 1 Vice-President
Election System			Absolute majority
Duration of Term			Four years
Term Limits			The President may not seek reelection
Unicameral National Legislature - National Assembly
Composition			158 deputies
Election System			Proportional representation with closed party lists
			127 deputies elected from 22 multi-member constituencies corresponding to the country's departments
			31 deputies elected trhough proportional representation in a single national list
Duration of Term			Four years
Term Limits			No
State / Provincial Executive
Composition			22 governors corresponding to the country's deparments
Election System			Appointed by the President
Duration of Term			Four years
Term Limits			No

District magnitude for PR districts?		A minimum of 1 deputy per department. average district magnitude of 5.8 for the departmental districts.
Threshold for PR seats		No
Voting legally compulsory?		Yes
Gender quotas?		No
Quotas for minority representation?		No (voluntary quotas, for two parties only )
Is remote voting possible?		No
Concurrent Elections?		Yes