Republica de Paraguay
Republic of Paraguay

Sistema Electoral Electoral System

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National Executive
Composition			1 President and 1 Vice-President
Election System			Plurality
Duration of Term			Five years
Term Limits			The President may not seek reelection
Upper House of the National Legislature - Senate
Composition			45 Senators
Election System			Senators are elected from a national list through closed list proportional representation.
Duration of Term			Five years
Term Limits			Senators may seek reelection indefinitely
Lower House of the National Legislature - Chamber of Deputies
Composition			80 Deputies
Election System			Deputies are elected through closed list proportional representation in each of the 17 states and the capital district.
Duration of Term			Five years
Term Limits			Deputies may seek reelection indefinitely
State / Provincial Executive
Composition			18 Governors (1 for each department and for the Federal District)
Election System			Plurality
Duration of Term			Five Years
Term Limits			Governors may not seek reelection

District magnitude for PR districts?		For the Chamber of Deputies, seats are allocated to each state based on their population. Range is 1 to 19.
Threshold for PR seats		No
Voting legally compulsory?		Yes.
Gender quotas?		Parties are required to ensure the participation of no less than 20% of women in elected offices. A woman must hold at least every 5th place on party lists
Quotas for minority representation?		No.
Is remote voting possible?		Yes (for what type of election? What are the rules?)
Concurrent Elections?		Yes.