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Paraguay elects on the national level a head of state — the president — and a legislature. The president of Paraguay is elected for a five-year term by the people. The National Congress (Congreso Nacional) has two chambers. The Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) has 80 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation. The Chamber of Senators (Cámara de Senadores) has 45 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation.
Position | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Presidential (April) National Congress (April) Gubernatorial (April) | None | Presidential (April) National Congress (April) Gubernatorial (April) | |||
President and vice president | President and vice president | None | President and vice president | |||
National Congress | All seats | None | All seats | |||
Provinces, cities and municipalities | All positions | None | All positions |
Position | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Presidential (August) National Congress (August) Gubernatorial (August) | None | Presidential (August) National Congress (August) Gubernatorial (August) | |||
President and vice president | 15 August | None | 15 August | |||
National Congress | 15 August | None | 15 August | |||
Provinces, cities and municipalities | 15 August | None | 15 August |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
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 |
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