The politics of Guatemala is evolved of three branches, the same as the U.S. The executive branch, the Legislative branch, and the Judicial branch. The government system in Guatemala is known as a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Guatemala is both head of state, head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is put through by the government.Legislative power is in both the government and the Congress of the Republic. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
Executive BranchThe president and vice president are directly elected through universal suffrage and can only serve one term. A vice president can run for president after four years out of office.
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Legislative Branch The Congress of the Republic has 158 members, elected for a four-year term, partially in departmental constituencies and partially by nationwide proportional representation.
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Judicial BranchThe Constitutional Court is Guatemala's constitutional court and only interprets the law in matters that affect the country's constitution. It consists of five judges, elected for concurrent five-year terms, each serving one year as president of the Court. One is elected by Congress, one is elected by the Supreme Court of Justice, one is appointed by the President, one is elected by Superior Council of the Universidad San Carlos de Guatemala, and one by the Bar Association.
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