2023 Guatemalan general election
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General elections will be held in Guatemala in 25 June 2023 to elect the President and Congress, with a second round of the presidential elections to be held in 20 August if no candidate wins a majority in the first round.
Incumbent President Alejandro Giammattei is constitutionally prohibited from running for a second four-year term.[1][2]
Guatemala's Election Formula[]
The President of Guatemala is elected using the two-round system.[3]
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.[3]
Candidates[]
Potential candidates[]
- Thelma Aldana, former Attorney General (2014–2018), former President of the Supreme Court of Justice (2011–2012) and former candidate for President in 2019
- Roberto Arzú, candidate for President in 2019
- Neto Bran, Mayor of Mixco since 2016
- Pedro Brolo, Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2020
- Thelma Cabrera, candidate for President in 2019
- Juan Carlos Eggenberger, former candidate for President in 2019
- Julio Héctor Estrada, former Minister of Public Finances (2016–2018) and candidate for President in 2019
- Isaac Farchi, former deputy of the Congress (1996–2000) and candidate for President in 2019
- Ricardo Méndez Ruiz, chairman of Foundation against Terrorism since 2013
- Carlos Raúl Morales, former Minister of Foreign Affairs (2014–2017) and candidate for Vice President in 2019
- Edmond Mulet, Chief of Staff of United Nations Secretariat (2015–2016), President of the Congress (1992–1993) and candidate for President in 2019
- Zury Ríos, former Second Vice President of Congress (2000–2004), former deputy of the Congress (1996–2012) and candidate for President in 2015
- Sandra Torres, former First Lady of Guatemala (2007–2011) and candidate for President in 2015 and 2019
- Manuel Villacorta, former Guatemala Ambassador to Israel (1999–2000) and candidate for President in 2019
Parliamentary parties[]
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ a b Party registration cancelled by the Electoral Tribunal in 2019
- ^ a b The party is divided into two factions: Sandra Torres' faction (33 deputies) and Oscar Argueta Mayén's faction (19 deputies)
References[]
External links[]
Categories:
- 2023 in Guatemala
- Elections in Guatemala
- 2023 elections in Central America