Congress of Paraguay

Congress of the Republic of Paraguay Congreso de la República de Paraguay
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Chamber of Deputies Senate
Seats	125 members 80 deputies 45 senators
Meeting place
Asunción
Website
www.diputados.gov.py www.senado.gov.py

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.

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

 Summary of the 21 April 2013 Paraguayan senatorial election results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
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

 Summary of the 21 April 2013 Paraguayan Chamber of Deputies election results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
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

• Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay
• Senate of Paraguay
• Politics of Paraguay
• List of legislatures by country

External links

• http://www.senado.gov.py/ Senate
• http://www.diputados.gov.py/ Chamber of Deputies