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 140 deputies, who are elected by direct universal suffrage to serve four-year terms. (Prior to the election of the current Congress, there were only 113 deputies.)
The last election was held on 9 November 2003; see Guatemala election, 2003. Following this election, party strengths within Congress stand as follows:
- Grand National Alliance (GANA): 49
- Guatemalan Republican Front (FRG): 42
- National Union of Hope (UNE): 33
- National Advancement Party (PAN): 16
Guatemala also returns deputies to the supranational Central American Parliament.
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