General elections will be held in Guatemala in June 2027 to elect the president and vice president, all 160 seats in Congress, all 20 Guatemalan members of the Central American Parliament, and mayors and councils for all the country's 340 municipalities, with a second round of the presidential elections to be held in August if no candidate wins a majority in the first round. Incumbent President Bernardo Arévalo is constitutionally prohibited from running for a second four-year term.

It is expected that the ruling party's legislative coalition will seek to reform the Electoral Law.

Electoral system President The President of Guatemala is elected using the two-round system.

Congress The 160 members of Congress are elected by two methods; 130 are elected from 22 multi-member constituencies based on the departments, with the remaining 31 elected from a single nationwide constituency. Seats are elected using closed list proportional representation, with seats allocated using the D'Hondt method.Congress of the Republic IFES

District SeatsAlta Verapaz9Baja Verapaz2Chimaltenango5Chiquimula3El Progreso2Escuintla6Guatemala19Guatemala City11Huehuetenango10Izabal3Jalapa3Jutiapa4National List32Petén4Quetzaltenango7Quiché8Retalhuleu3Sacatepéquez3San Marcos9Santa Rosa3Sololá3Suchitepéquez5Totonicapán4Zacapa2 Total 160

Presidential candidates Expressed interest Fausto Arimany, businessman and economist; (Valor) Roberto Arzú, businessman; (Independent) Napoleón Barrientos, former minister of the Interior; (Nosotros) Neto Bran, current mayor of Mixco; (Commitment, Renewal and Order) Armando Castillo, former member of Congress; (Vision with Values) Isaac Farchi, former member of Congress; (Change) Sergio Madrazo, lawyer; (Todos) Hugo Peña, political advisor; (Elephant Community) Carlos Pineda, businessman and internet personality; (Serve) Nery Ramos, former president of Congress; (Firmes) Running mate: Evelyn Morataya, current member of Congress Giovanni Reyes, economist; (Blue Party) Sandra Torres, former First Lady of Guatemala; (National Unity of Hope)

Potential candidates Anabella Giracca, current minister of Education; (Roots) Patricia Orantes, current minister of Environment; (Roots) Abelardo Pinto, current minister of Social Development (potentially Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity) Carlos Ruiz, former professional footballer Martín Toc, former president of 48 cantones de Totonicapán

Declined candidatures Erick Cano, former military (Victory); Hugo Sarceño, current mayor of Puerto Barrios; (Bienestar Nacional) Sandra Jovel, current member of Congress; (Force for Guatemala)

Congress Party Current legislative leader 2023 result Image Name Votes (%) Seats Vamos Allan Rodríguez 15.06% National Unity of Hope José Inés Castillo 12.90% Movimiento Semilla José Carlos Sanabria 11.72% Cabal 8.90% Vision with Values Edín de Jesús 6.92% Valor Elmer Palencia 5.51% Unionist Party Álvaro Arzú Escobar Todos Felipe Alejos 4.05% Will, Opportunity and Solidarity Orlando Blanco 4.47% Bienestar Nacional Fidel Reyes Lee 2.70% Nosotros Nadia de León Torres 3.15% Victory Juan Carlos Rivera 3.00% Commitment, Renewal and Order Cristian Álvarez 2.03% Blue Party Jorge Mario Villagrán 2.36% Elephant Community Rodrigo Pellecer 2.29% Winaq Sonia Gutiérrez 3.21% Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity TBA Change Esduin Javier 1.26% Opinion polls Opinion polls before candidate registration Political parties that are crossed out are not active or have been cancelled; and political parties in italics refer to those that are in formation. * Tentative candidate; unconfirmed Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample size Others No one style="font-style:italic;" Roberto Arzú withdraws his presidential candidacy for the Cabal party.Estudio Electoral3,000 18.5%7.8%2.6%3.2%0.1%1.4%8.6%5.3%1.9%13.4%3.9%32.6%Datos DurosAugust 2026785 19.0%8.0%10.0%3.0%2.0%11.0%8.0%39.0%Estudio Electoral3,000 15.8%5.9%3.4%4.0%2.0%2.7%7.0%5.1%3.2%11.6%3.5%31.3%Datos Duros18–23 July 2026780 18.0%7.5%9.0%2.5%2.0%14.0%7.0%40.0%Estudio Electoral27 June–2 July 20263,000 14.3%9.3%3.0%2.1%1.0%1.2%7.4%1.6%5.3%12.0%3.9%38.9%Estudio Electoral26–30 May 20263,000 16.7%4.7%2.1%0.3%1.8%2.1%11.4%3.3%6.1%15.5%1.8%34.2%CID-Gallup May 20261,20013.0%23.0%27.0%7.0%30.0%

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External links Tribunal Supremo Electoral