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Congress of Guatemala
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The Congress of the Republic (Spanish: Congreso de la República) is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Guatemala.
It comprises 158 deputies, who are elected by direct universal suffrage to serve four-year terms (the number was increased from 113 for the 2003 election). Twenty-nine of these are elected from nationwide lists, with the remainder elected on a district list basis. Each of the country's 22 departments serves as a district, with the exception of the department of Guatemala, containing the capital, which, on account of its size, is divided into two (distrito central and distrito Guatemala).
| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Unity of Hope (Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza, UNE) | 721,988 | 22.81% | +4.4% | 48 | +16 |
| Grand National Alliance (Gran Alianza Nacional, GANA) | 522,480 | 16.51% | –7.8%1 | 37 | –101 |
| Patriotic Party (Partido Patriota, PP) | 503,442 | 15.91% | +15.9%1 | 30 | +301 |
| Guatemalan Republican Front (Frente Republicano Guatemalteco, FRG) | 310,038 | 9.80% | –9.9% | 15 | –28 |
| Encounter for Guatemala (Encuentro por Guatemala, EG) | 195,151 | 6.17% | +6.17% | 4 | +4 |
| Unionist Party (Partido Unionista, PU) | 192,983 | 6.10% | +0.7% | 8 | +1 |
| Social Action Centre (Centro de Acción Social, CASA) | 154,718 | 4.89% | +4.9% | 5 | +5 |
| National Advancement Party (Partido de Avanzada Nacional, PAN) | 144,910 | 4.58% | –6.3% | 4 | –13 |
| Nationalist Change Union (Union del Cambio Nacionalista, UCN) | 128,593 | 4.06% | +4.1% | 4 | +4 |
| Guatemalan National Revolucionary Unity–MAIZE (Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Guatemalteca–MAIZ, URNG–MAIZ) |
103,480 | 3.27% | –0.9% | 2 | ±0 |
| Authentic Integral Development (Desarrollo Integral Auténtico, DIA) | 45,142 | 1.43% | –1.6% | — | –1 |
| Democratic Union (Unión Democrática, UD) | 44,488 | 1.41% | –0.8% | 1 | –1 |
| New National Alliance (Alianza Nueva Nación, ANN) | 42,790 | 1.35% | –3.5% | — | –6 |
| Front for Democracy (Frente por la Democracia, EL FRENTE) | 28,798 | 0.91% | +0.9% | — | ±0 |
| Guatemalan Christian Democracy (Democracia Cristiana Guatemalteca, DCG) | 26,190 | 0.83% | –2.4% | — | –1 |
| Valid votes (turnout 60.5%) | 3,165,191 | 100.0 | — | 158 | — |
| Blank votes | 212,615 | ||||
| Invalid votes | 244,082 | ||||
| Total votes | 3,621,888 | ||||
| Source: Tribunal Supremo Electoral and Prensa Libre 1 In the 2003 election, the Patriotic Party was part of the Grand National Alliance, which has since become a party. |
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Guatemala also returns deputies to the supranational Central American Parliament.