Politics of Paraguay
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Politics of Paraguaytakes place in a framework of apresidentialrepresentative democraticrepublic. The National Constitution mandates aseparation of powersin three branches.Executive poweris exercised solely by thePresident.Legislative poweris vested in the two chambers of theNational Congress.TheJudiciarypower is vested onTribunalsand Courts ofCivil Lawand a nine-member Supreme Court of Justice, all of them independent of the executive and the legislature.
TheEconomist Intelligence Unitrated Paraguay a "flawed democracy"in 2023.[1]
Executive branch
[edit]Office | Name | Party | Since |
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President | Santiago Peña | Colorado Party | 15 August 2023 |
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The president, popularly elected for a 5-year term, appoints a cabinet. The president nominates the Council of Ministers. The presidential elections of 2008 were won byFernando Lugo,aRoman Catholic bishopwhose ministerial duties have been suspended on his request by theHoly See.It was the first time in 61 years that theColorado Partylost a presidential election in Paraguay, and only a second time that a leftist will serve as president (first time was in 1936–37) and first time freely elected.
In May 2023,Santiago Peñaof the long-ruling Colorado Party, won the presidentialelectionto succeedMario Abdoas the nextPresident of Paraguay.[2]On 15 August 2023, Santiago Peña was sworn in as Paraguay's new president.[3]
The workplace of thePresident of Paraguayis thePalacio de los López,inAsunción.The Presidential Residence isMburuvichá Roga,also in Asunción.
Once presidents leave office, they are granted by the Constitution the speaking-but-non-voting position ofSenator for life.
Office of the First Lady
[edit]InParaguay,the post of theFirst Lady of Paraguayis official.[citation needed]
Legislative branch
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TheNational Congress(Congreso Nacional) has twochambers.TheChamber of Deputies(Cámara de Diputados) has 80 members, elected for a five-year term byproportional representation.TheChamber of Senators(Cámara de Senadores) has 45 members, elected for a five-year term byproportional representation.
Political parties and elections
[edit]Latest elections
[edit]President
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Mario Abdo Benítez | Colorado Party | 1,206,067 | 48.96 | |
Efraín Alegre | Great Renewed National Alliance | 1,110,464 | 45.08 | |
Juan Bautista Ybáñez | Paraguay Green Party | 84,045 | 3.41 | |
Jaro Anzoátegui | National Artists' Movement | 15,490 | 0.63 | |
Atanasio Galeano | Popular Patriotic Movement Party | 9,908 | 0.40 | |
Ramón Ernesto Benítez | Patriotic Reserve Movement | 9,361 | 0.38 | |
Pedro Almada | Broad Front Party | 8,590 | 0.35 | |
Efraín Enríquez | National Sovereign Movement | 7,291 | 0.30 | |
Celino Ferreira | Movimiento Civico Nacional Unamonos | 6,295 | 0.26 | |
Justo Germán Ortega | Heirs Democratic Socialist Party | 5,930 | 0.24 | |
Total | 2,463,441 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 2,463,441 | 94.82 | ||
Invalid votes | 71,924 | 2.77 | ||
Blank votes | 62,624 | 2.41 | ||
Total votes | 2,597,989 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 4,241,507 | 61.25 | ||
Source:TSJE |
Senate
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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 | |
Hagamos Party | 105,375 | 4.47 | 2 | New | |
Progressive Democratic Party | 86,216 | 3.66 | 2 | –1 | |
National Crusade Movement | 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 Party | 3,403 | 0.14 | 0 | New | |
Union and Equality Political Movement | 2,500 | 0.11 | 0 | New | |
Total | 2,358,303 | 100.00 | 45 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 2,358,303 | 91.11 | |||
Invalid votes | 92,716 | 3.58 | |||
Blank votes | 137,277 | 5.30 | |||
Total votes | 2,588,296 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 4,241,507 | 61.02 | |||
Source:TSJE |
Chamber of Deputies
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
Colorado Party | 927,183 | 39.10 | 42 | –2 | |
Authentic Radical Liberal Party | 420,821 | 17.74 | 17 | – | |
Great Renewed National Alliance | 286,513 | 12.08 | 13 | – | |
Beloved Fatherland Party | 105,765 | 4.46 | 3 | +2 | |
Hagamos Party | 75,601 | 3.19 | 2 | New | |
National Encounter Party | 75,514 | 3.18 | 2 | 0 | |
National Union of Ethical Citizens | 65,593 | 2.77 | 0 | –2 | |
Guasú Front | 42,891 | 1.81 | 0 | –1 | |
Green Party | 42,053 | 1.77 | 0 | 0 | |
National Crusade Movement | 33,417 | 1.41 | 1 | New | |
Progressive Democratic Party | 27,932 | 1.18 | 0 | 0 | |
Christian Democratic Party | 26,783 | 1.13 | 0 | New | |
Civic Compromise | 21,651 | 0.91 | 0 | New | |
Broad Front Party | 20,594 | 0.87 | 0 | New | |
We are Paraguay | 18,060 | 0.76 | 0 | New | |
Concertación Nacional Avancemos País | 16,070 | 0.68 | 0 | New | |
Revolutionary Febrerista Party | 15,169 | 0.64 | 0 | New | |
National Artists' Movement | 11,727 | 0.49 | 0 | New | |
Youth Party | 10,871 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | |
Us | 10,816 | 0.46 | 0 | New | |
Secure Paraguay | 9,651 | 0.41 | 0 | New | |
Patriotic Reserve Movement | 9,648 | 0.41 | 0 | New | |
Civic Participation Party | 9,567 | 0.40 | 0 | New | |
Party of the A | 9,043 | 0.38 | 0 | New | |
Heirs Democratic Socialist Party | 8,832 | 0.37 | 0 | New | |
Itapua for All Alliance | 8,683 | 0.37 | 0 | New | |
Plurinational Indigenous Political Movement | 8,094 | 0.34 | 0 | New | |
Movimiento Civico Nacional Unamonos | 7,241 | 0.31 | 0 | New | |
Party of the Movement for Socialism | 6,207 | 0.26 | 0 | New | |
All for Paraguay United Movement | 5,871 | 0.25 | 0 | New | |
Ganar Alliance | 5,476 | 0.23 | 0 | – | |
Party of the Patriotic Popular Movement | 5,147 | 0.22 | 0 | New | |
National Political Sovereignty Movement | 4,457 | 0.19 | 0 | New | |
Let's Continue Building Alliance | 4,183 | 0.18 | 0 | New | |
Union and Equality Political Movement | 3,775 | 0.16 | 0 | New | |
Itapuense Front Alliance | 3,036 | 0.13 | 0 | New | |
Concertación por Vos | 2,407 | 0.10 | 0 | New | |
Party of Popular Unity | 1,329 | 0.06 | 0 | New | |
Tekojoja People's Movement | 1,046 | 0.04 | 0 | New | |
Movimiento Politico Civico Nacional Unamonos | 949 | 0.04 | 0 | New | |
All for Ñeembucu | 772 | 0.03 | 0 | New | |
Mbarete Independent Political Movement | 595 | 0.03 | 0 | New | |
Teete Patriotic Front Party | 574 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
Total | 2,371,607 | 100.00 | 80 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 2,371,607 | 91.84 | |||
Invalid votes | 78,457 | 3.04 | |||
Blank votes | 132,296 | 5.12 | |||
Total votes | 2,582,360 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 4,241,507 | 60.88 | |||
Source:TSJE |
Judicial branch
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Paraguay's highest court is theSupreme Court of Paraguay.
Administrative divisions
[edit]TheConstitution of Paraguaystates "The law will regulate the various areas in which these officials and employees can provide their services, including the judicial, the diplomatic and consular professions, the areas of scientific and technological research, civil services, military and police. This will not preclude others. "Each of Paraguay's 17 departments is headed by a popularly elected governor. Paraguay is divided in 17 departments (departamentos, singular – departamento) and one capital city;Alto Paraguay,Alto Paraná,Amambay,Asunción (city),Boquerón,Caaguazú,Caazapá,Canindeyú,Central,Concepción,Cordillera,Guairá,Itapúa,Misiones,Ñeembucú,Paraguarí,Presidente Hayes,San Pedro.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Democracy Index 2023: Age of Conflict(PDF).Economist Intelligence Unit(Report). 2024.Archived(PDF)from the original on 9 June 2024.Retrieved22 July2024.
- ^"Amid protests, authorities uphold legitimacy of Paraguay election".aljazeera.
- ^Desantis, Daniela; Elliott, Lucinda; Elliott, Lucinda (16 August 2023)."Paraguay's President Pena sworn in, Taiwan VP in attendance".Reuters.