Senate of Paraguay
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Chamber of Senators Cámara de Senadores | |
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Type | |
Type | Upper House of the Congress of Paraguay |
History | |
Founded | 1870[1] |
Leadership | |
President of the Senate | , ANR since 1 July 2020 |
Structure | |
Seats | 45 |
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Political groups |
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Elections | |
Voting system | Proportional representation |
Last election | 22 April 2018 |
Website | |
Chamber of Senators |
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The Chamber of Senators of Paraguay (Cámara de Senadores), the upper house of the National Congress, has 45 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation.
The Paraguayan bicameral legislature, which included the Senate, was formed in 1870. The Senate was abolished in 1940 and recreated in 1967.[1]
Latest elections[]
Senate[]
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Colorado Party | 766,841 | 32.52 | 17 | –2 | |
Authentic Radical Liberal Party | 570,205 | 24.18 | 13 | 0 | |
Guasú Front | 279,008 | 11.83 | 6 | +1 | |
Beloved Fatherland Party | 159,625 | 6.77 | 3 | +3 | |
105,375 | 4.47 | 2 | New | ||
Progressive Democratic Party | 86,216 | 3.66 | 2 | –1 | |
58,409 | 2.48 | 1 | New | ||
National Union of Ethical Citizens | 49,889 | 2.12 | 1 | –1 | |
Green Party | 37,812 | 1.60 | 0 | 0 | |
We are Paraguay | 34,623 | 1.47 | 0 | New | |
National Encounter Party | 30,365 | 1.29 | 0 | –1 | |
Plurinational Indigenous Political Movement | 25,785 | 1.09 | 0 | New | |
Christian Democratic Party | 16,619 | 0.70 | 0 | New | |
Secure Paraguay | 15,005 | 0.64 | 0 | New | |
Party of the Movement for Socialism | 14,773 | 0.63 | 0 | New | |
Patriotic Reserve Movement | 14,397 | 0.61 | 0 | New | |
Revolutionary Febrerista Party | 14,332 | 0.61 | 0 | 0 | |
Kuña Pyrenda Movement | 9,795 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | |
Civic Compromise | 9,542 | 0.40 | 0 | New | |
Concertación Nacional Avancemos País | 9,478 | 0.40 | 0 | New | |
Party of the A | 8,934 | 0.38 | 0 | New | |
All for Paraguay United Movement | 7,269 | 0.31 | 0 | New | |
National Artists' Movement | 6,775 | 0.29 | 0 | New | |
Us | 5,948 | 0.25 | 0 | New | |
Heirs Democratic Socialist Party | 5,275 | 0.22 | 0 | New | |
National Political Sovereignty Movement | 5,065 | 0.21 | 0 | New | |
Movimiento Civico Nacional Unamonos | 5,040 | 0.21 | 0 | New | |
Broad Front | 3,403 | 0.14 | 0 | New | |
Union and Equality Political Movement | 2,500 | 0.11 | 0 | New | |
Invalid/blank votes | 229,993 | – | – | – | |
Total | 2,588,296 | 100 | 45 | 0 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 4,241,507 | 61.02 | – | – | |
Source: TSJE |
List of senators[]
Senators (2013 - 2018):
See also[]
- List of Presidents of the Senate of Paraguay
References[]
External links[]
- Official website (in Spanish)
Categories:
- National upper houses
- Government of Paraguay
- 1870 establishments in Paraguay
- Paraguay politics stubs
- Legislature stubs