Congress of Guatemala - Definition and Overview

The Congress of the Republic (Spanish: Congreso de la República) is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Guatemala.

It comprises 140 deputies, who are elected by direct universal suffrage to serve four-year terms. (Prior to the election of the current Congress, there were only 113 deputies.)

The last election was held on 9 November 2003; see Guatemala election, 2003. Following this election, party strengths within Congress stand as follows:

• GANA 49
• FRG 42
• UNE 33
• PAN 16

See also

• Politics of Guatemala
• List of political parties in Guatemala