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The Constitutional Court (Corte de Constitucionalidad) is Guatemala's constitutional court and only interprets the law in matters that affect the country's constitution. It is composed of five judges, elected for concurrent five-year terms each with a supplement, each serving one year as president of the Court: one is elected by Congress, one elected by the Supreme Court of Justice, one is ...
The UN rejected this unilateral termination, [2] and the country's highest law court ruled against the president's decision. [3] CICIG's term was scheduled to end in September 2019. Morales' decision, approved by the country's business elite, [4] triggered an institutional crisis in Guatemala, as the Constitutional court sided with CICIG. [5]
The Supreme Court of Justice was established by the Constitution of Guatemala (articles 203-222) and also operates under the legal framework set out in the Law of the Judicial Branch, Decree Number 2-89 of the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala and the General Regulation of the Courts, Agreement Number 36-2004. The Supreme Court is composed ...
The preamble to the current Constitution of the Republic is: Calling on the name of God We, the representatives of the people of Guatemala, elected freely and democratically, meeting in National Constituent Assembly in order to organize legally and politically the State; affirming the primacy of the human person as the subject and purpose of social order; recognizing the family as the primary ...
The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (officially: Supreme Electoral Tribunal of the Republic of Guatemala) is the highest authority in electoral matters.It is an independent constitutional body of political control, and therefore it is not subordinated to any organism of the State.
This article lists political parties in Guatemala. Guatemala has a multi-party system , with two or three strong political parties and other parties that are electorally successful. According to law if a party fails to get 4% of the vote or at least one deputy in Congress , the party is canceled.
Logo of the Frente Republicano Guatemalteco (FRG, "Guatemalan Republican Front") founded by General Ríos Montt in 1989 and officially registered in 1990.The logo is based on an image used by the military government in 1982–83 and tied to the motto No robo, no miento, no abuso ("I don't steal, I don't lie, I don't abuse").
Guatemala's president and vice-president are elected on one ballot for a four-year term by the people. The Congress of the Republic (Congreso de la República) has 158 members, elected for a four-year term, partially in multi-member departmental constituencies and partially by proportional representation both using the D'Hondt method .