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Head of State

Guatemala
  • English
    The Guatemalans of origin who are citizens in good standing and who are above forty years of age can opt for the office of President or Vice-President of the Republic. (Art. 185)
  • Spanish
    Podrán optar a cargo de Presidente o Vicepresidente de la República, los guatemaltecos de origen que sean ciudadanos en ejercicio y mayores de cuarenta años. (Art. 185)

Head of State

Guatemala
  • English
    The President and [the] Vice-President of the Republic will be elected by the people through universal and secret suffrage and for a single term of four years.
    … (Art. 184)
  • Spanish
    El Presidente y Vicepresidente de la República serán electos por el pueblo para un período improrrogable de cuatro años, mediante sufragio universal y secreto.
    … (Art. 184)

Head of State

Guatemala
  • English
    The President of the Republic is the Head of [the] State of Guatemala and [he or she] exercises the functions of the Executive Organ through the mandate of the people.
    … (Art. 182)
  • Spanish
    El Presidente de la República es el Jefe del Estado de Guatemala y ejerce las funciones del Organismo Ejecutivo por mandato del pueblo.
    … (Art. 182)

Vice-President

Guatemala
  • English
    The President and [the] Vice-President of the Republic will be elected by the people through universal and secret suffrage and for a single term of four years.
    … (Art. 184)
  • Spanish
    El Presidente y Vicepresidente de la República serán electos por el pueblo para un período improrrogable de cuatro años, mediante sufragio universal y secreto.
    … (Art. 184)

Vice-President

Guatemala
  • English
    The Vice-President of the Republic will exercise the functions of [the] President of the Republic in the cases and in the form established by the Constitution.
    He [or she] will be elected on the same ballot as the President of the Republic, in an identical form and for the same term.
    The Vice-President must meet the same qualifications as the President of the Republic, [he or she] will enjoy similar immunities, and will hold in the hierarchical order of the State, the level immediately below that functionary. (Art. 190)
  • Spanish
    El Vicepresidente de la República ejercerá las funciones de Presidente de la República en los casos y forma que establece la Constitución.
    Será electo en la misma planilla con el Presidente de la República, en idéntica forma y para igual período.
    El Vicepresidente deberá reunir las mismas calidades que el Presidente de la República, gozará de iguales inmunidades y tiene en el orden jerárquico del Estado, el grado inmediato inferior al de dicho funcionario. (Art. 190)

Vice-President

Guatemala
  • English
    The Guatemalans of origin who are citizens in good standing and who are above forty years of age can opt for the office of President or Vice-President of the Republic. (Art. 185)
  • Spanish
    Podrán optar a cargo de Presidente o Vicepresidente de la República, los guatemaltecos de origen que sean ciudadanos en ejercicio y mayores de cuarenta años. (Art. 185)

Government

Guatemala
  • English
    The following are the requirements to be a Minister of State:
    a. To be Guatemalan;
    b. To be in enjoyment of the rights of citizenship; and
    c. To be thirty years of age or greater. (Art. 196)
  • Spanish
    Para ser ministro de Estado se requiere:
    a) Ser guatemalteco;
    b) Hallarse en el goce de los derechos de ciudadanos; y
    c) Ser mayor de treinta años. (Art. 196)

Government

Guatemala
  • English
    For conducting the businesses of the Executive Organ, there will be the ministries established by the law, with the attributions and the competence established therein. (Art. 193)
  • Spanish
    Para el despacho de los negocios del Organismo Ejecutivo, habrá los ministerios que la ley establezca, con las atribuciones y la competencia que la misma les señale. (Art. 193)

Government

Guatemala
  • English
    The following are [the] functions of the President of the Republic:
    …
    s. To appoint and remove the Ministers of State, [the] Vice-Ministers, [the] Secretaries and [the] Sub-secretaries of the Presidency, [the] ambassadors and [the] other officials which correspond to him [or her] in accordance with the law.
    … (Art. 183)
  • Spanish
    Son funciones del Presidente de la República:
    …
    s) Nombrar y remover a los Ministros de Estado, Viceministros, Secretarios y SubSecretarios de la Presidencia, embajadores y demás funcionarios que le corresponda conforme a la ley.
    … (Art. 183)

Legislature

Guatemala
  • English
    To be elected deputy the candidate must be a Guatemalan of origin and be in exercise of his [or her] rights of citizenship. (Art. 162)
  • Spanish
    Para ser electo diputado se requiere ser guatemalteco de origen y estar en el ejercicio de sus derechos ciudadanos. (Art. 162)