National
Presidency of the Republic
- Spanish: Presidencia de la República
Governs Guatemala
Official website (presidencia.gob.gt) Report a problem with this page
Source: constituteproject.org, checkedNext vote
Who sits on it
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President of the Republic
Elected
- Bernardo Arévalo President of the Republic · since January 2024
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Vice President of the Republic
Elected
- Karin Herrera Vice President of the Republic · since January 2024
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Sources for who sits on it
- President of the Republic constituteproject.org · checked
- Bernardo Arévalo as President of the Republic es.wikipedia.org · checked
- Vice President of the Republic constituteproject.org · checked
- Karin Herrera as Vice President of the Republic es.wikipedia.org · checked
What it can do
- Head of state and executive power
The President of the Republic is head of state and exercises the Executive Power with the Vice President, ministers and other officials (Constitution arts. 182-183).
- Veto
Vetoing bills passed by Congress within 15 days of receiving them (Constitution art. 178).
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Sources for what it can do
- Head of state and executive power constituteproject.org · checked
- Veto constituteproject.org · checked
Sources
- constituteproject.org · checked Political Constitution of the Republic of Guatemala (1985, amended 1993), read 2026-10-12: Executive (arts. 182-202), Legislative (arts. 157-181), Judiciary (arts. 203-222), Constitutional Court (arts. 268-272), departmental governors (art. 227). Names per Wikipedia (es) and official sites; Fallback: Wikipedia, because congreso.gob.gt is behind a bot-wall (Incapsula). For: Presidency of the Republic
- constituteproject.org · checked Spanish official names from the Constitution and ministry names on the gabinete page, read 2026-10-12. For: Presidency of the Republic in Spanish
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitution of Guatemala, read 2026-10-12: article cited in the description. For: Head of state and executive power, Veto
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitution of Guatemala, read 2026-10-12: selection method, term and size (arts. 157, 184-189, 193, 214-215, 227, 269); ministries per https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabinete_de_Bernardo_Arévalo. For: President of the Republic, Vice President of the Republic
- es.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia (es), Gabinete de Bernardo Arévalo and Investidura presidencial, read 2026-10-12: President and Vice President since 2024-01-14. Fallback: Wikipedia. For: Bernardo Arévalo as President of the Republic, Karin Herrera as Vice President of the Republic
- emisorasunidas.com · checked Emisoras Unidas / Prensa Latina (2026-06-25), read 2026-10-12: TSE preliminary calendar, first round 2027-06-27, run-off 2027-08-22, convocation 2027-01-22; date_confirmed=false until the convocation decree. Fallback: press, because tse.org.gt was not reached. For: General election, June 27, 2027