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Encyclopedia—Guatemala, country, Central America

Government

Guatemala is governed under the constitution of 1986 as amended. It provides for a president who is popularly elected for four years and may not serve consecutive terms. Members of the 158-member Congress of the Republic are also elected for four-year terms. The major political parties are the National Centrist Union (UCN), the Christian Democratic party (DCG), the National Advancement party (PAN), and the Guatemalan Republican Front (FRG). Guatemala is divided administratively into 22 departments.

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