Constitution

The President of Guatemala is both head of the state, and head of government. Controlling power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is held completly in both the government and the Congress of the Republic.
Guatemala's 1985 Constitution divides the power among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government. The 1993 constitutional changes include a biggar number of Supreme Court justices from 9, to 13. The terms of office for president, vice president, and congressional deputies were cut down from five years to four years; for Supreme Court justices, the change from six years to five years, and made the terms for mayors and city councils longer, from 30 months to four years.