The current period of the Guatemala Attorney, María Consuelo Porrasis in its final stage. According to the Political Constitution of the Republic and the Organic Law of the Public Ministryyour second administration expires the May 16, 2026.
The election of the attorney general For the period 2026-2030 will be in charge of the President of the Republic, Bernardo Arévalo, who must select the new head of the Public Ministry from a payroll of six candidates proposed by the Application Commission.
What will the election process of who will occupy the position of Attorney General will be in the 2026-2030 period, when will the law establish in this regard?
Choice of Attorney General
Although the Appointment of the Attorney General It is an attribution of President of the Republicas established by the Constitution of the Republicthis does not make the decision in isolation.
The process begins with the formation of the Application Commissionwhich acts as a filter to determine the most suitable candidates for the position.
According to The Organic Law of the Public Ministrythis commission must present a six -candidate payroll to the president, who must select the new one among them Head of the Public Ministry.
How the application commission is integrated
According to him Article 12 of the Organic Law of the MP, the Application Commission To select the Attorney General is composed of:
- The president of the Supreme Court of Justicewho chairs it.
- The Deans of Law Faculties o Legal and social sciences of the country’s universities.
That same article establishes that the president of the application commission must summon the other members with at least 60 days in advance at the expiration of the current period.
In addition, the law indicates that the final payroll of six candidates must be sent to the executive body, that is, to the ruler, at least 15 days before to conclude the mandate of the current attorney general.
When will the choice process begin?
Although there is still no official date for the start of the process, taking into account the legal calendar, the Application Commission You must start your work At least 60 days before of the May 16, 2026that is to say, In March of that year.
This will allow compliance with the established deadlines for the evaluation of files (gradation table), interviews and elaboration of the final payroll.
The application commission must send the payroll with the six candidates to the president during the First days of May 2026.
When will the next Attorney General of Guatemala be chosen?
The choice of next Guatemala Attorney It must be done no later than May 17, 2026that is, one day after the current period of Consuelo Porras ends.
This corresponds to the constitutional period 2026–2030.
Can the current attorney general apply again?
According to him Article 12 Of the Organic Law of the Public Ministry, the current Attorney General of the Republic can apply again for a third mandate, since the regulations allow re -election without establishing a limit in the number of mandates.
However, it will be the decision of the Application Commission Including or not on the payroll of six applicants sent to the president.