2023 Paraguayan general election

General elections are scheduled to be held on 30 April 2023 in Paraguay.[1]

2023 Paraguayan general election
30 April 2023 (2023-04-30)
Presidential election
President before election

Mario Abdo Benítez
Colorado

 Elected President

TBD

Parliamentary election
80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
45 seats in the Senate
PartyLeader Current seats
Chamber of Deputies (41 seats for a majority)
Colorado Mario Benítez 42
PLRA Efraín Alegre 17
GANAR 13
PPQ 3
Hagamos Party 2
PEN 2
MCN 1
Senate (23 seats needed for a majority)
Colorado 17
PLRA 13
Guasú Front 6
PPQ 3
Hagamos Party 2
PDP 2
MCN 1
UNACE 1

Electoral system

The President of Paraguay is elected in one round of voting by plurality.[2] The 80 members of the Chamber of Deputies are elected by closed list proportional representation in 18 multi-member constituencies based on the departments.[3] The 45 members of the Senate are elected from a single national constituency using closed list proportional representation.[4]

References
  1. "El 30 de abril de 2023 Paraguay elegirá a su nuevo presidente". ultimahora.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  2. Paraguay: Election for President IFES
  3. Chamber of Deputies: Electoral system IPU
  4. Senate: Electoral system IPU
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