Senate of Paraguay
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Chamber of Senators Cámara de Senadores | |
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Type | |
Type | of the Congress of Paraguay |
History | |
Founded | 1870[1] |
Leadership | |
Structure | |
Seats | 45 |
Political groups | Government
Opposition (21) |
Elections | |
Proportional representation | |
Last election | 30 April 2023 |
Website | |
Chamber of Senators |
Paraguay portal |
The Chamber of Senators of Paraguay (Cámara de Senadores), the upper house of the National Congress, has 45 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation.
The Paraguayan bicameral legislature, which included the Senate, was formed in 1870. The Senate was abolished in 1940 and recreated in 1967.[1]
Latest elections
Current composition
Party | Senator | In the Senate since | Votes in 2023 |
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Colorado Party | Juan Afara | 30 June 2018 | 21,302. |
Antonio Barrios | 30 June 2018 | Unelected. Replaced Juan Carlos Baruja, who resigned to serve in the Peña administration. | |
Natalicio Chase | 30 June 2023 | 30,165. | |
Zenaida Delgado | 30 June 2023 | 12,869. Elected Senator for the National Crusade Party, later joined the Colorado Party. | |
Pedro Díaz Verón | 30 June 2023 | 23,059. | |
Juan Carlos Galaverna | 14 August 2023 | Unelected. Replaced Carlos Giménez, who resigned to serve in the Peña administration. | |
Erico Galeano | 30 June 2023 | 27,977. | |
Patrick Kemper | 30 June 2018 | 7,315. Elected Senator for the Hagamos Political Party, later joined the Colorado Party. | |
Gustavo Leite | 30 June 2023 | 15,978. | |
Derlis Maidana | 30 June 2023 | 76,069. | |
Carlos Núñez Agüero | 30 June 2023 | 54,498. | |
Basilio Núñez | 30 June 2023 | 31,631. | |
Derlis Osorio | 30 June 2013 | 57,361. | |
Silvio Ovelar | 5 August 2004 | 282,237. | |
Blanca Ovelar | 30 June 2013 | 17,864. | |
Luis Petengill | 30 June 2023 | 61,168. | |
Ramón Retamozo | 3 August 2023 | Unelected. Replaced Enrique Riera, who resigned to serve in the Peña administration. | |
Hernán Rivas | 30 June 2023 | 25,178. | |
Oscar Salomón | 30 June 2013 | 56,504. | |
Arnaldo Samaniego | 30 June 2023 | 35,022. | |
Lilian Samaniego | 16 November 2004 | 54,720. | |
Colym Soroka | 30 June 2023 | 29,555. | |
Lizarella Valiente | 30 June 2023 | 56,047. | |
Mario Varela | 30 June 2023 | 47,925. | |
Javier Vera | 20 July 2023 | Unelected. Replaced Rafael "Mbururú" Esquivel, who was not sworn in due to his acts of sexual abuse against a 12-year-old girl. Initially sworn in as Senator for the National Crusade Party, later became an independent and then joined the Colorado Party. | |
Javier Zacarías Irún | 30 June 2018 | 22,567. | |
Authentic Radical Liberal Party | Hermelinda Alvarenga | 30 June 2018 | 26,296. |
Dionisio Amarilla | 30 June 2023 | 24,880. | |
Líder Amarilla | 30 June 2023 | 24,383. | |
Celeste Amarilla | 30 June 2023 | 42,207. | |
Salyn Buzarquis | 30 June 2018 | 125,096. | |
Noelia Cabrera | 30 June 2023 | 22,312. | |
José Ledesma | 30 June 2018 | 25,241. | |
Edgar López | 30 June 2023 | 63,077. | |
Eduardo Nakayama | 30 June 2023 | 28,499. | |
Sergio Rojas | 30 June 2023 | 71,072. | |
Ever Villalba | 30 June 2023 | 37,734. | |
National Crusade Party | José Oviedo | 30 June 2023 | 18,100. |
Yolanda Paredes | 30 June 2023 | 141,102. | |
Progressive Democratic Party | Rafael Filizzola | 30 June 2023 | 28,251. |
National Encounter Party | Ignacio Iramain | 15 February 2024 | Unelected. Replaced Kattya González after her impeachment. |
Beloved Fatherland Party | Orlando Penner | 30 June 2023 | 14,185. |
Guasú Front | Esperanza Martínez | 30 June 2013 | 11,735. |
National Democratic Conscience | Rubén Velázquez | 30 June 2023 | 18,485. |
Independent | Norma Aquino | 30 June 2023 | 12.637. Elected as a Senator for the National Crusade Party, later became an independent aligned with the Colorado Party. |
See also
References
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)