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César Bernardo Arévalo de León
Head of state Active
Presidente Constitucional de la República de Guatemala · Principal · De jure
M49 320
Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala
Primary executive
Editorial profile v1
Verified country brief
Versioned editorial facts take priority over database records on this country page.
- Executive system
- Presidential republic · One primary executive function
- Dominant executive office
- Head of state
- Why this office is primary
- The directly elected President is head of state and head of government and exercises the functions of the executive branch through the Council of Ministers.
Government
Administration of Bernardo Arevalo
Jan 15, 2024 — Jan 14, 2028 · De jure
Movimiento Semilla
Semilla
Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza
UNE
Vamos por una Guatemala Diferente
Vamos
Partido Politico Cabal
Cabal
Legislature and composition
UnicameralCongress of the Republic of Guatemala
Jan 14, 2024 — Jan 14, 2028
Congress of the Republic
160 SeatsNext election
Date not scheduledNext Guatemalan presidential election
Date not scheduled · Presidential election
- Electoral system
- Direct popular vote with a possible runoff; the Supreme Electoral Tribunal has not called the next election.
Latest election
Completed2023 Guatemalan presidential election
Aug 20, 2023 · Presidential election
- Electoral system
- Direct popular vote with a runoff between the two leading tickets when no ticket wins an absolute majority in the first round.
- Published result
- Cesar Bernardo Arevalo de Leon · 60.9%; Sandra Julieta Torres Casanova · 39.1%
Current policy issues
- 1Public integrity and effective institutionsSEGEPLAN - General Government Policy 2024-2028
- 2Social development, health and educationSEGEPLAN - General Government Policy 2024-2028
- 3Nutrition, poverty and social protectionSEGEPLAN - General Government Policy 2024-2028
- 4Democratic security and economic infrastructureSEGEPLAN - General Government Policy 2024-2028
Indexed party landscape
Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.
- Tracked parties
- 141
- Active in source
- 19
- Historical in source
- 2
- parties shown
- 100
- Founded
- 2003
- Founded
- 2002
- Founded
- 2010
- Founded
- 1954
- Founded
- 2008
- Founded
- 2017
- Founded
- 1989
- Founded
- 1952
- Founded
- 2017
- Founded
- 2002
- Founded
- 2002
Semilla Movement
Party Active
More parties (88)
- Founded
- 2015
- Founded
- 2002
- Founded
- 1982
- Founded
- 1995
- Founded
- 2017
- Founded
- 2017
- Founded
- 2007
Active Citizens of Electoral Formation
Party Unknown
Alianza Ciudadana
Party Unknown
Authentic Integral Development
Party Unknown
Avanza
Party Unknown
Blue Party (Guatemala)
Party Unknown
Cabal
Party Unknown
Cambio
Party Unknown
Citizen Prosperity
Party Unknown
Commitment, Renewal and Order
Party Unknown
Conservative Party
Party Unknown
Convergence
Party Unknown
Democratic Union
Party Unknown
Elephant Community
Party Unknown
Front for Democracy
Party Unknown
Grow Party
Party Unknown
Guatemalan Christian Democracy
Party Unknown
Guatemalan Democratic Vanguard
Party Unknown
Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity
Party Unknown
Guatemalan Party of Labour
Party Unknown
Guatemalan Party of Labour – Alamos
Party Unknown
Guatemalan Party of Labour – Communist Party
Party Unknown
Guatemalan People's Party
Party Unknown
Guatemalan Republican Front
Party Unknown
Guatemalan Revolutionary Workers Party
Party Unknown
Guatemalan Social Democratic Party
Party Unknown
Guerrilla Army of the Poor
Party Unknown
Humanist Party of Guatemala
Party Unknown
Independent Anti-Communist Party of the West
Party Unknown
Institutional Democratic Party
Party Unknown
Institutional Republican Party
Party Unknown
Liberal Party
Party Unknown
Liberal Party of Guatemala
Party Unknown
Libre
Party Unknown
Mi Pais (political party)
Party Unknown
Movement for the Liberation of Peoples
Party Unknown
Movimiento Nueva República
Party Unknown
National Advancement Party
Party Unknown
National Centre Union
Party Unknown
National Change Union
Party Unknown
National Convergence Front
Party Unknown
National Democratic Reconciliation Party
Party Unknown
National Integrity Party
Party Unknown
National Liberation Movement
Party Unknown
National Renewal Party
Party Unknown
National Renovation Party
Party Unknown
National Solidarity Party
Party Unknown
National Unity of Hope
Party Unknown
New Nation Alternative
Party Unknown
Nosotros
Party Unknown
Organized Revolution Party
Party Unknown
Partido Revolucionario (Guatemala)
Party Unknown
Partido Unionista (1920)
Party Unknown
Partido Victoria
Party Unknown
Party of Anticommunist Unification
Party Unknown
Party of the Guatemalan Revolution
Party Unknown
Patriotic Party
Party Unknown
People's Party
Party Unknown
Podemos
Party Unknown
Popular Liberation Front
Party Unknown
Productivity and Work Party
Party Unknown
Q122372053
Party Unknown
Q122389799
Party Unknown
Q122711950
Party Unknown
Q5656241
Party Unknown
Rebel Armed Forces
Party Unknown
Renewed Democratic Liberty
Party Unknown
Revolutionary Action Party
Party Unknown
Revolutionary Movement 13th November
Party Unknown
Social Action Centre
Party Unknown
Socialist Party
Party Unknown
Socialist Workers Unification
Party Unknown
Unidos
Party Unknown
Unionist Party
Party Unknown
United Front of Arevalist Parties
Party Unknown
Vamos
Party Unknown
VIVA
Party Unknown
Will, Opportunity and Solidarity
Party Unknown
Winaq
Party Unknown
- Founded
- 1999
- Founded
- 1995
Administration
PartialCouncil of Ministers
CurrentAug 9, 2026 · 0 Party
Legislature
PartialCongress of the Republic of Guatemala
Elections
Partial1994 Guatemalan parliamentary election
General election · Other contest
Aug 14, 1994
Completed
1958 Guatemalan general election
General election · Other contest
Jan 19, 1958
Completed
1957 Guatemalan general election
General election · Other contest
Oct 20, 1957
Completed
1944 Guatemalan presidential election
Presidential election · Head of state
Jan 1, 1944
Completed
1931 Guatemalan general election
General election · Other contest
Jan 1, 1931
Completed
1926 Guatemalan general election
General election · Other contest
Dec 5, 1926
Completed
1922 Guatemalan presidential election
Presidential election · Head of state
Feb 22, 1922
Completed
1916 Guatemalan presidential election
Presidential election · Head of state
Jan 17, 1916
Completed
1910 Guatemalan presidential election
Presidential election · Head of state
Apr 11, 1910
Completed
1904 Guatemalan presidential election
Presidential election · Head of state
Mar 15, 1905
Completed
Candidates
Partial1944 Guatemalan presidential election · Completed
Aug 9, 2026 · Jan 1, 1944
- Independent clusters, last 30 days
- 0
- Independent clusters, days 31–180
- 0
- Confidence
- 80.0%
Sources
8
- 1Congress of Guatemala - Political Constitution of the Republiccitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 2Congress of Guatemala - inauguration of President Bernardo Arevalocitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 3Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Guatemala - official 2023 presidential resultcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 4Congress of Guatemala - X Legislature political blocscitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 5SEGEPLAN - General Government Policy 2024-2028citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 6Congress of the Republic of Guatemalacitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 7WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
- 8Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026
Political world map
Central America
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