At Stake in this Election: 

• The Presidency of Guatemala 

Government Structure:  

• Chief of State: President Alejandro GIAMMATTEI (since 14 January 2020) 

• Head of Government: President Alejandro GIAMMATTEI (since 14 January 2020) 

• Assembly: unicameral Congress (Congreso de la República) with 160 seats 

Electoral System:  

• The President is directly elected by absolute majority vote in up to two rounds. The President serves a single 4-year term and is not eligible for reelection. 

• The President and Vice President are elected together, as a slate. 

• Within the Congress, 128 members are elected from multi-seat departmental constituencies and 32 additional members are elected in a single, nationwide constituency by closed party-list proportional representation vote. All 160 members are directly elected and serve 4-year terms. 

Last Election: 

In 2019, Alejandro GIAMMATEI (Vamos) won the presidency in the second round with 57.95% of the vote. Voter turnout was 40.39% in the second round. 

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: 26 March 2023 

• Voter registration deadline: 25 March 2023 

Main Candidates in this Election:  

• Sandra TORRES Casanova 

  • Party: Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza 

• Bernardo ARÉVALO de León

  • Party: Movimiento Semilla

• Rudio LECSAN Mérida 

  • Party: Partido Humanista de Guatemala (PHG) 

• Ricardo SAGASTUME Morales 

• Party: Todos 

• Zury RÍOS Sosa 

• Party: Valor – Unionista 

• Amílcar RIVERA Estévez 

• Party: Victoria 

• Manuel VILLACORTA 

• Party: VOS 

• Manuel Eduardo “Meme” CONDE Orellana 

• Party: Vamos 

• 17 additional candidates from smaller parties 

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 17,980,803 (2023 est.) 

• Registered Voters: 9,361,068 (2023) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 9,081,214 (2023 est.) 

• CEDAW Status: Signed 8 June 1981, Ratified 12 August 1982 

• Gender Quota: No 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 31 out of 160 in the Congress (19.4%)  

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.627, Medium, Rank 135 (2021) 

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 26.5 (2023) 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 30 March 2007, Ratified 7 April 2009 

• Projected population with a disability: 2,697,120 (2023 est.) 

IFES Resources: 

• Does IFES have a presence in Guatemala: Yes, country office  

• Election Access: Yes 

• Election Judgements: Yes, 2 judgments and 11 resources 

• Election FAQs: Yes