2023 Guatemalan general election

General elections were held in Guatemala on 25 June 2023 to elect the president and vice president, all 160 seats of the Congress, all 20 members of the Central American Parliament, and mayors and councils for all 340 municipalities in the country. Current  president Alejandro Giammattei was not allowed to run for a second four-year term. Since no presidential candidate won over 50% of the vote, a second round is scheduled between the top two finishers on 20 August.

Former First Lady Sandra Torres from National Unity of Hope and Congressman Bernardo Arévalo from Semilla won the first round, both advancing to the run-off. However, there was a recount since Arévalo's victory caught everyone by surprise as he was not doing well in the polls.

On 13 July, the Constitutional Court, the highest court for constitutional law approved of the results, allowing the run-off to continue for 20 August 2023.

Arévalo defeated Torres in the second round with nearly 61 percent of the vote in what was seen as a landslide.

## Major candidates

- Bernardo Arévalo (Semilla), Member of Congress (since 2020) and son of former President Juan José Arévalo
- Armando Castillo (VIVA), Member of Congress (since 2020)
- Manuel Conde Orellana (Vamos), Member of Congress (since 2016)
- Edmond Mulet (Cabal), former President of the Congress (1992–1993) and 2019 presidential candidate
- Carlos Pineda (PC), businessman
- Zury Ríos (Valor-PU), former Member of Congress (since 1996–2012), 2015 presidential candidate and daughter of former President Efraín Ríos Montt
- Sandra Torres (UNE), former First Lady (2008–2011) and 2015 and 2019 presidential candidate
- Manuel Villacorta (VOS), Ambassador to Israel (1999–2000)

## Infobox (legislative election)

- **election name**: Legislative election
- **embed**: yes
- **seats for election**: All 160 seats in Congress of the Republic of Guatemala, Congress
- **majority seats**: 81
- **party1**: Vamos (Guatemala)
- **leader1**: Víctor Valenzuela
- **percentage1**: 18.69
- **seats1**: 39
- **last election1**: 17
- **party2**: National Unity of Hope
- **leader2**: Adim Maldonado
- **percentage2**: 15.85
- **seats2**: 28
- **last election2**: 52
- **party3**: Semilla (Guatemala)
- **percentage3**: 14.61
- **seats3**: 23
- **last election3**: 7
- **party4**: Cabal (political party)
- **leader4**: Julio Héctor Estrada
- **percentage4**: 7.96
- **seats4**: 18
- **last election4**: 0
- **party5**: Vision with Values
- **percentage5**: 5.89
- **seats5**: 11
- **last election5**: 7
- **leader6**: Álvaro Arzú Escobar
- **percentage6**: 4.84
- **seats6**: 12
- **last election6**: 12
- **party7**: Will, Opportunity and Solidarity
- **leader7**: Orlando Blanco
- **percentage7**: 3.78
- **seats7**: 4
- **last election7**: 0
- **party8**: Todos (political party)
- **leader8**: Felipe Alejos
- **percentage8**: 3.60
- **seats8**: 6
- **last election8**: 7
- **leader9**: Sonia Gutiérrez Raguay, Sonia Gutiérrez
- **percentage9**: 2.67
- **seats9**: 1
- **last election9**: 7
- **party10**: Nosotros (political party)
- **percentage10**: 2.50
- **seats10**: 3
- **last election10**: 0
- **party11**: Bienestar Nacional (political party)
- **leader11**: Fidel Reyes Lee
- **percentage11**: 2.38
- **seats11**: 4
- **last election11**: 8
- **party12**: Victory (political party)
- **percentage12**: 2.17
- **seats12**: 3
- **last election12**: 4
- **party13**: Blue Party (Guatemala)
- **leader13**: Jorge Villagrán
- **percentage13**: 1.95
- **seats13**: 2
- **last election13**: 0
- **party14**: Elephant Community, Elephant
- **leader14**: Rodrigo Pellecer
- **percentage14**: 1.87
- **seats14**: 2
- **last election14**: 0
- **party15**: Commitment, Renewal and Order
- **leader15**: _Óscar Chinchilla_
- **percentage15**: 1.66
- **seats15**: 3
- **last election15**: 6
- **party16**: Cambio (political party), Change
- **leader16**: _Jorge Baldizón_
- **percentage16**: 1.02
- **seats16**: 1
- **last election16**: 0
- **title**: List of Presidents of the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala, President of the Congress
- **before election**: Shirley Rivera
- **before party**: Vamos (Guatemala)


## Infobox (election)

- **embed**: yes
- **type**: presidential
- **ongoing**: no
- **election name**: Presidential election
- **image1**: Cesar Bernardo Arévalo de León (cropped).jpg
- **candidate1**: **Bernardo Arévalo**
- **party1**: Semilla (Guatemala)
- **running mate1**: **Karin Herrera**
- **popular vote1**: **2,441,661**
- **percentage1**: **60.90%**
- **image2**: Sandra Torres 2019 (croppedb).jpg
- **candidate2**: Sandra Torres
- **party2**: National Unity of Hope
- **running mate2**: Romeo Guerra
- **popular vote2**: 1,567,472
- **percentage2**: 39.10%
- **map caption**: Map of Guatemala
- **title**: President of Guatemala, President
- **before election**: Alejandro Giammattei
- **before party**: Vamos (Guatemala)
- **after election**: Bernardo Arévalo
- **after party**: Semilla (Guatemala)


## Infobox (election)

- **country**: Guatemala
- **previous year**: 2019 Guatemalan general election, 2019
- **next year**: 2027
- **election date**: (first round)

- **opinion polls**: Opinion polling for the 2023 Guatemalan general election