Politics
The government of the municipality of Telchac Pueblo corresponds to the Ayuntamiento, composed of five council members, the first holds the post of Municipal President and the second the Syndic. Of the five council members, three are elected by relative majority and two by proportional representation; all are elected by direct and secret vote for a period of three years without the possibility of immediate reelection and take office on July 1 of the year in which they are elected.
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