Divided into departments, which are divided into municipalities (Art. 224).
There are 333 municipalities as of 2008.

El Congreso de la República de Guatemala es el órgano legislativo unicameral de Guatemala. Está conformado por 160 diputados electos democráticamente por sufragio universal.

Municipal governments are headed by a Municipal Council (Art. 33). The municipal executive branch is headed by a mayor (Art. 52), who presides the Municipal Council (Art. 53).
Municipalities are governed by a Council consisting of a mayor, district representatives and councilpersons. See Municipal Code of Guatemala - "Law 12-2002" (amended).

Council members are elected directly, by universal and secret suffrage, for a renewable term of four years.

Majority for mayors, proportional for councilpersons.

Closed.

Uninominal for mayors, plurinominal for councilpersons.

None.

Constitution, Municipal Code of Guatemala, Law 12-2002, Decentralization Law.

The Supreme Electoral Tribunal is the country's highest electoral authority. It is an independent body, and is therefore not subordinate to any other state agency. http://www.tse.org.gt/acercade.php