2027 Guatemalan general election explained
| Country: | Guatemala |
| Previous Year: | 2023 |
| Next Year: | 2031 |
| Election Date: | June and August 2027 (presumptive) |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| President |
| Before Election: | Bernardo Arévalo |
| Before Party: | Semilla |
| Module: | | Election Name: | Legislative election | | Embed: | yes | | Seats For Election: | All 160 seats in Congress | | Majority Seats: | 81 | | Ongoing: | yes | | Party1: | Vamos (Guatemala) | | Leader1: | Allan Rodríguez | | Current Seats1: | 39 | | Last Election1: | 39 | | Party2: | National Unity of Hope | | Leader2: | Adim Maldonado | | Current Seats2: | 28 | | Last Election2: | 28 | | Party3: | Semilla | | Leader3: | Samuel Pérez | | Current Seats3: | 23 | | Last Election3: | 23 | | Party4: | Cabal (political party) | | Leader4: | Luis Aguirre | | Current Seats4: | 18 | | Last Election4: | 18 | | Party5: | Vision with Values | | Leader5: | Jorge Romeo Castro | | Current Seats5: | 11 | | Last Election5: | 11 | | Party6: | Valor | | Leader6: | Elmer Palencia | | Current Seats6: | 10 | | Last Election6: | 10 | | Party7: | Todos (political party) | | Leader7: | Felipe Alejos | | Current Seats7: | 6 | | Last Election7: | 6 | | Party8: | Will, Opportunity and Solidarity | | Leader8: | Orlando Blanco | | Current Seats8: | 4 | | Last Election8: | 4 | | Party9: | Bienestar Nacional (political party) | | Leader9: | Fidel Reyes Lee | | Current Seats9: | 4 | | Last Election9: | 4 | | Party10: | Nosotros (political party) | | Current Seats10: | 3 | | Last Election10: | 3 | | Party11: | Victory (political party) | | Leader11: | Juan Carlos Rivera | | Current Seats11: | 3 | | Last Election11: | 3 | | Party12: | Commitment, Renewal and Order | | Leader12: | Cristian Álvarez | | Current Seats12: | 3 | | Last Election12: | 3 | | Party13: | Blue Party (Guatemala) | | Leader13: | Jorge Villagrán | | Current Seats13: | 2 | | Last Election13: | 2 | | Party14: | Elephant | | Leader14: | Rodrigo Pellecer | | Current Seats14: | 2 | | Last Election14: | 2 | | Party15: | Unionist | | Current Seats15: | 2 | | Last Election15: | 2 | | Party16: | Winaq | | Leader16: | Sonia Gutiérrez | | Current Seats16: | 1 | | Last Election16: | 1 | | Party17: | Change | | Leader17: | Esduin Javier Javier | | Current Seats17: | 1 | | Last Election17: | 1 | | President of the Congress | | Before Election: | Nery Ramos | | Before Party: | Blue Party (Guatemala) |
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General elections will be held in Guatemala in June 2027 to elect the president and vice president, all 160 seats in Congress, all 20 Guatemalan members of the Central American Parliament, and mayors and councils for all the country's 340 municipalities, with a second round of the presidential elections to be held in August if no candidate wins a majority in the first round. Incumbent President Bernardo Arévalo is constitutionally prohibited from running for a second four-year term.[1] [2]
It is expected that the ruling party's legislative coalition will seek to reform the Electoral Law.[3]
Electoral system
President
The President of Guatemala is elected using the two-round system.
Congress
The 160 members of Congress are elected by two methods; 130 are elected from 22 multi-member constituencies based on the departments, with the remaining 31 elected from a single nationwide constituency. Seats are elected using closed list proportional representation, with seats allocated using the D'Hondt method.[4]
Potential presidential candidates
Congress
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Oliva . William . 7 March 2018 . Jimmy Morales dice que le gustaría gobernar otro período . Jimmy Morales says he would like to govern another term . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405163001/https://www.prensalibre.com/guatemala/politica/jimmy-morales-dice-que-le-gustaria-quedarse-gobernando-por-otro-periodo/ . 5 April 2023 . 23 June 2023 . . es.
- Web site: González . Marcos . 23 June 2023 . Por qué en Guatemala ningún partido ha repetido en la presidencia en sus casi 40 años de democracia . Why in Guatemala no party has repeated the presidency in its almost 40 years of democracy . . es.
- Web site: Cuevas . Douglas . 17 January 2024 . Semilla habría pactado 10 reformas legales para llegar a la presidencia del Congreso . Semilla would have agreed on 10 legal reforms to become president of Congress . Prensa Libre . es.
- http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2419/ Congress of the Republic
- Web site: Gramajo . Jessica . 14 June 2023 . El futuro de Carlos Pineda tras quedar fuera de las Elecciones Generales 2023 . The future of Carlos Pineda after being left out of the 2023 General Elections . Soy502 . es.
- Web site: 17 January 2023 . Toc: tras dejar Los 48 Cantones, publica que en 2027 buscará la Presidencia . Toc: after leaving Los 48 Cantones, he publishes that in 2027 he will seek the Presidency . La Hora . es.
- Web site: 21 August 2023 . A pesar de la tercera derrota, Sandra Torres no tiraría la toalla política . Despite the third defeat, Sandra Torres would not throw in the political towel . República . es.
