Congress of Paraguay

Bicameral legislature of Paraguay

The legislative building in Asunción

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

Senate

The following table shows the distribution of seats in the Senate.^[1] The status of at least one seat remains in doubt, however, as Rafael "Mbururú" Esquivel, elected for the National Crusade Party, was arrested and charged with child sexual abuse just before the elections.^[2][3]

Elected senators

Chamber of Deputies

The following table shows the distribution of seats in the Chamber of Deputies.^[4]

Elected deputies

See also

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

External links

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

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1. "Estos son los 45 senadores electos para el periodo legislativa 2023–2028" (in Spanish). 30 April 2023.
2. "Mbururú se expone a 15 años de cárcel por abuso en niños: ¿Qué pasará con el senador electo?". Última Hora (in Spanish). 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
3. "Un candidato paraguayo que fue electo senador está preso e imputado por abuso sexual a una menor". Infobae. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
4. "El Partido Colorado tendrá 49 representantes en Cámara de Diputados" (in Spanish).