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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 president of Guatemala (Spanish: Presidente de Guatemala), officially titled President of the Republic of Guatemala (Spanish: Presidente de la República de Guatemala), is the head of state and head of government of Guatemala, elected to a single four-year term. The position of President was created in 1839.
The government of Guatemala tried to reach a peaceful solution, but two years of bloody conflict followed. On 17 April 1839, Guatemala declared itself independent from the United Provinces of Central America. In 1840, Belgium began to act as an external source of support for Carrera's independence movement, in an effort to exert influence in ...
The problem is not isolated to Guatemala. Ecuador’s government has blamed much of its recent spiraling violence on the organized criminal groups that control the prisons. Mexico too has ...
The Guatemalan government’s clumsy interference with its presidential election has turned a global spotlight on rampant corruption that previously had received only limited international attention.
The Council of Ministers of Guatemala governs the country through the executive branch of Guatemala. There is a total of 14 ministries, each headed by a Minister that is appointed by the president . Current Ministers
A map of Guatemala showing its 22 departments The Republic of Guatemala is divided into 22 departments ( Spanish : departamentos ) [ 1 ] which in turn are divided into 340 municipalities . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The departments are governed by a departmental governor, appointed by the President .
The Congress of the Republic Guatemala is located in the Legislative Palace in Guatemala city. [2] During the protests against the budget for 2021 on 21 November 2020, protestors entered the building and set parts of it on fire. [3] [4] [5]