General elections were held in

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

on 22 April 2018. President Horacio Cartes and Vice-President

Juan Afara Juan Eudes Afara Maciel (born August 19, 1960) is a Paraguayan politician who was elected as Vice President of Paraguay, Vice President in 2013 Paraguayan general election, 2013 elections. He is a member of the Colorado Party (Paraguay), Colorado ...

of the Colorado Party were not eligible for re-election. The presidential elections were won by the Colorado Party's

Mario Abdo Benítez Mario Abdo Benítez (; born 10 November 1971) is a Paraguayan politician who has served as the president of Paraguay since 2018. He was previously a senator and President of the Senate. Early life and education Abdo Benítez was born in Asu ...

, who defeated

Efraín Alegre Pedro Efraín Alegre Sasiain (born 18 January 1963) is a Paraguayan politician. He was the President of the Chamber of Deputies from 1999 to 2000. From August 2008 to June 2011, he served as the Minister of Public Works and Communications in t ...

of the GANAR alliance. The Colorado Party also won the most seats in the

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the e ...

and

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. The new President and Vice-President took office on 15 August 2018 and will leave office in August 2023.

Electoral system

The

President of Paraguay The president of Paraguay ( es, Presidente del Paraguay), officially known as the President of the Republic of Paraguay ( es, Presidente de la República del Paraguay), is according to the Constitution of Paraguay the head of the executive bran ...

is elected in one round of voting by plurality. The 80 members of the

are elected by closed list

proportional representation Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...

in 18 multi-member constituencies based on the

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. The 45 members of the

are elected from a single national constituency using closed list proportional representation.Senate: Electoral system
IPU

Electoral system

Opinion polls

Results

President

Senate

Elected Senators

Chamber of Deputies

Departmental Governors

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