Congress of Paraguay
Paraguay's bicameral Congress (Congreso) consists of a 45-member Senate and an 80-member Chamber of Deputies. It serves as the legislative branch of the Paraguayan state.
Congress of the Republic of Paraguay Congreso de la República de Paraguay | |
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| Type | |
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| Houses | Chamber of Deputies Senate |
| Leadership | |
Speaker of Congress | Diego Giménez Velázquez |
Speaker of Senate | Enrique Sánchez Ramírez |
Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies | Ángel Miguel Cardona Ortiz |
| Seats | 125 members 80 deputies 45 senators |
| Meeting place | |
| Asunción | |
| Website | |
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The legislative building in Asunción
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Both chambers of Congress are elected concurrently with the president by means of a proportional representation system. Deputies are elected by department and Senators on a nationwide basis.
Latest election
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Colorado Party | 865,206 | 38.50 | 19 | +4 |
| Authentic Radical Liberal Party | 588,054 | 26.17 | 13 | –1 |
| Guasú Front | 238,313 | 10.60 | 5 | +4 |
| Democratic Progressive Party | 144,691 | 6.44 | 3 | +2 |
| Avanza País | 117,056 | 5.21 | 2 | +2 |
| National Union of Ethical Citizens | 90,640 | 4.03 | 2 | –7 |
| National Encounter Party | 78,460 | 3.49 | 1 | +1 |
| Beloved Fatherland Party | 45,168 | 2.01 | 0 | –4 |
| Youth Party – Young Force | 28,129 | 1.25 | 0 | New |
| Social Democrat Party | 7,768 | 0.35 | 0 | New |
| Independent Constitutionalist Movement | 7,509 | 0.33 | 0 | New |
| 30 August Movement | 7,460 | 0.33 | 0 | New |
| Kuña Pyrenda | 5,416 | 0.24 | 0 | New |
| People in Action Movement | 3,673 | 0.16 | 0 | New |
| United Democratic Movement for Victory | 3,662 | 0.16 | 0 | New |
| Paraguayan Humanist Party | 3,484 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 |
| Free Homeland Party | 2,322 | 0.10 | 0 | New |
| Participative Independent Democratic Movement | 2,007 | 0.09 | 0 | New |
| White Party | 1,961 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 |
| Institutional Independent Movement | 1,917 | 0.09 | 0 | New |
| Green Party | 1,541 | 0.07 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 159,889 | – | – | – |
| Total | 2,407,166 | 100 | 45 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,516,275 | 68.46% | – | – |
| Source: Supreme Electoral Justice Tribunal of Paraguay | ||||
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Colorado Party | 919,625 | 40.99 | 44 | +14 |
| Authentic Radical Liberal Party | 656,301 | 29.25 | 27 | 0 |
| National Union of Ethical Citizens | 147,534 | 6.58 | 2 | –13 |
| Guasú Front | 122,440 | 5.46 | 1 | +1 |
| National Encounter Party | 108,662 | 4.84 | 2 | +2 |
| Avanza País | 84,826 | 3.78 | 2 | +2 |
| Beloved Fatherland Party | 63,662 | 2.84 | 1 | –2 |
| Democratic Progressive Party | 30,579 | 1.36 | 0 | –1 |
| Youth Party | 28,543 | 1.27 | 0 | New |
| Chaqueña Passion Alliance | 15,656 | 0.70 | 1 | – |
| Civic Awakening Movement | 9,661 | 0.43 | 0 | New |
| Kuña Pyrenda | 8,153 | 0.36 | 0 | New |
| 30 August Movement | 7,080 | 0.32 | 0 | New |
| Social Democrat Party | 7,062 | 0.31 | 0 | New |
| Independent Constitutionalist Movement | 5,063 | 0.23 | 0 | New |
| Paraguayan Humanist Party | 4,225 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 |
| People in Action Movement | 3,107 | 0.14 | 0 | New |
| United Democratic Movement for Victory | 2,702 | 0.12 | 0 | New |
| White Party | 2,677 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 |
| Citizens in Power Action Movement | 2,017 | 0.09 | 0 | New |
| Participative Independent Democratic Movement | 1,905 | 0.08 | 0 | New |
| Green Party | 1,826 | 0.08 | 0 | New |
| Concertacion todos por Concepcion | 1,822 | 0.08 | 0 | New |
| Free Homeland Party | 1,625 | 0.07 | 0 | New |
| Alianza Alto Paraguay Alegre | 1,597 | 0.07 | 0 | New |
| Institutional Independent Movement | 1,575 | 0.07 | 0 | New |
| Workers' Party | 1,338 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| Movimiento Propuesta por la Soberania Nacional | 783 | 0.03 | 0 | New |
| Moviemiento para el Pueblo Encarnacion | 656 | 0.03 | 0 | New |
| Liberal Party | 579 | 0.03 | 0 | New |
| Another Paraguay Movement | 251 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| Workers' Regional Movement | 189 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 155,905 | – | – | – |
| Total | 2,399,626 | 100 | 80 | – |
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,516,275 | 68.24 | – | – |
| Source: Supreme Electoral Justice Tribunal of Paraguay | ||||
See also
External links
- http://www.senado.gov.py/ Senate
- http://www.diputados.gov.py/ Chamber of Deputies
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