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<h2 id="schedule">Schedule</h2> <h3>Election</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Position</th><th>2008</th><th>2009</th><th>2010</th><th>2011</th><th>2012</th><th>2013</th></tr><tr><th>Type</th><td>Presidential (April)National Congress (April)Gubernatorial (April)</td><td colspan="4">None</td><td>Presidential (April)National Congress (April)Gubernatorial (April)</td></tr><tr><th>President andvice president</th><td>President and vice president</td><td colspan="4">None</td><td>President and vice president</td></tr><tr><th>National Congress</th><td>All seats</td><td colspan="4">None</td><td>All seats</td></tr><tr><th>Provinces, cities and municipalities</th><td>All positions</td><td colspan="4">None</td><td>All positions</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Inauguration</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Position</th><th>2008</th><th>2009</th><th>2010</th><th>2011</th><th>2012</th><th>2013</th></tr><tr><th>Type</th><td>Presidential (August)National Congress (August)Gubernatorial (August)</td><td colspan="4">None</td><td>Presidential (August)National Congress (August)Gubernatorial (August)</td></tr><tr><th>President andvice president</th><td>15 August</td><td colspan="4">None</td><td>15 August</td></tr><tr><th>National Congress</th><td>15 August</td><td colspan="4">None</td><td>15 August</td></tr><tr><th>Provinces, cities and municipalities</th><td>15 August</td><td colspan="4">None</td><td>15 August</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="latest-elections">Latest elections</h2> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/2018_Paraguayan_general_election/dVUTpQzc">2018 Paraguayan general election</a></p> <h3>President</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2">Candidate</th><th scope="col">Party</th><th scope="col">Votes</th><th scope="col">%</th></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Mario_Abdo_Ben%25C3%25ADtez/2aQ4KpJr">Mario Abdo Benítez</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Colorado_Party_(Paraguay)/s2MQqFNa">Colorado Party</a></td><td>1,206,067</td><td>48.96</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Efra%25C3%25ADn_Alegre/djbtjX8d">Efraín Alegre</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Great_Renewed_National_Alliance/G3b8AYET">Great Renewed National Alliance</a></td><td>1,110,464</td><td>45.08</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Juan Bautista Ybáñez</td><td>Paraguay Green Party</td><td>84,045</td><td>3.41</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Jaro Anzoátegui</td><td>National Artists' Movement</td><td>15,490</td><td>0.63</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Atanasio Galeano</td><td>Popular Patriotic Movement Party</td><td>9,908</td><td>0.40</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Ramón Ernesto Benítez</td><td>Patriotic Reserve Movement</td><td>9,361</td><td>0.38</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Pedro Almada</td><td>Broad Front Party</td><td>8,590</td><td>0.35</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Efraín Enríquez</td><td>National Sovereign Movement</td><td>7,291</td><td>0.30</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Celino Ferreira</td><td>Movimiento Civico Nacional Unamonos</td><td>6,295</td><td>0.26</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Justo Germán Ortega</td><td>Heirs Democratic Socialist Party</td><td>5,930</td><td>0.24</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">Total</td><td>2,463,441</td><td>100.00</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="3">Valid votes</th><td>2,463,441</td><td>94.82</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="3">Invalid votes</th><td>71,924</td><td>2.77</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="3">Blank votes</th><td>62,624</td><td>2.41</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="3">Total votes</th><td>2,597,989</td><td>100.00</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="3">Registered voters/turnout</th><td>4,241,507</td><td>61.25</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Source: <a href="http://tsje.gov.py/static/ups/docs/archivos/2018/mayo/resumen_votos_nacional.xls">TSJE</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Senate</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th colspan="6"></th></tr><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2">Party</th><th scope="col">Votes</th><th scope="col">%</th><th scope="col">Seats</th><th scope="col">+/–</th></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Colorado_Party_(Paraguay)/s2MQqFNa">Colorado Party</a></td><td>766,841</td><td>32.52</td><td>17</td><td>–2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Authentic_Radical_Liberal_Party/hmqTWbWW">Authentic Radical Liberal Party</a></td><td>570,205</td><td>24.18</td><td>13</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Guas%25C3%25BA_Front/chGmlzaP">Guasú Front</a></td><td>279,008</td><td>11.83</td><td>6</td><td>+1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Beloved_Fatherland_Party/beUX9uCx">Beloved Fatherland Party</a></td><td>159,625</td><td>6.77</td><td>3</td><td>+3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Hagamos_Party/dM4P8fPp">Hagamos Party</a></td><td>105,375</td><td>4.47</td><td>2</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Progressive_Democratic_Party_(Paraguay)/3D0yoG6b">Progressive Democratic Party</a></td><td>86,216</td><td>3.66</td><td>2</td><td>–1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/National_Crusade_Movement/cNyKPhjf">National Crusade Movement</a></td><td>58,409</td><td>2.48</td><td>1</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/National_Union_of_Ethical_Citizens/306QUMFI">National Union of Ethical Citizens</a></td><td>49,889</td><td>2.12</td><td>1</td><td>–1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Green Party</td><td>37,812</td><td>1.60</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>We are Paraguay</td><td>34,623</td><td>1.47</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/National_Encounter_Party/07JLV7Tc">National Encounter Party</a></td><td>30,365</td><td>1.29</td><td>0</td><td>–1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Plurinational Indigenous Political Movement</td><td>25,785</td><td>1.09</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Paraguay)/4V08aq31">Christian Democratic Party</a></td><td>16,619</td><td>0.70</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Secure Paraguay</td><td>15,005</td><td>0.64</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Party of the Movement for Socialism</td><td>14,773</td><td>0.63</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Patriotic Reserve Movement</td><td>14,397</td><td>0.61</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Revolutionary_Febrerista_Party/z7Far8CN">Revolutionary Febrerista Party</a></td><td>14,332</td><td>0.61</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Kuña Pyrenda Movement</td><td>9,795</td><td>0.42</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Civic Compromise</td><td>9,542</td><td>0.40</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Concertación Nacional Avancemos País</td><td>9,478</td><td>0.40</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Party of the A</td><td>8,934</td><td>0.38</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>All for Paraguay United Movement</td><td>7,269</td><td>0.31</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>National Artists' Movement</td><td>6,775</td><td>0.29</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Us</td><td>5,948</td><td>0.25</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Heirs Democratic Socialist Party</td><td>5,275</td><td>0.22</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>National Political Sovereignty Movement</td><td>5,065</td><td>0.21</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Movimiento Civico Nacional Unamonos</td><td>5,040</td><td>0.21</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Broad Front Party</td><td>3,403</td><td>0.14</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Union and Equality Political Movement</td><td>2,500</td><td>0.11</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Total</td><td>2,358,303</td><td>100.00</td><td>45</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="2">Valid votes</th><td>2,358,303</td><td>91.11</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="2">Invalid votes</th><td>92,716</td><td>3.58</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="2">Blank votes</th><td>137,277</td><td>5.30</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="2">Total votes</th><td>2,588,296</td><td>100.00</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="2">Registered voters/turnout</th><td>4,241,507</td><td>61.02</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">Source: <a href="http://tsje.gov.py/static/ups/docs/archivos/2018/mayo/resumen_votos_nacional.xls">TSJE</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Chamber of Deputies</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th colspan="6"></th></tr><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2">Party</th><th scope="col">Votes</th><th scope="col">%</th><th scope="col">Seats</th><th scope="col">+/–</th></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Colorado_Party_(Paraguay)/s2MQqFNa">Colorado Party</a></td><td>927,183</td><td>39.10</td><td>42</td><td>–2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Authentic_Radical_Liberal_Party/hmqTWbWW">Authentic Radical Liberal Party</a></td><td>420,821</td><td>17.74</td><td>17</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Great_Renewed_National_Alliance/G3b8AYET">Great Renewed National Alliance</a></td><td>286,513</td><td>12.08</td><td>13</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Beloved_Fatherland_Party/beUX9uCx">Beloved Fatherland Party</a></td><td>105,765</td><td>4.46</td><td>3</td><td>+2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Hagamos_Party/dM4P8fPp">Hagamos Party</a></td><td>75,601</td><td>3.19</td><td>2</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/National_Encounter_Party/07JLV7Tc">National Encounter Party</a></td><td>75,514</td><td>3.18</td><td>2</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/National_Union_of_Ethical_Citizens/306QUMFI">National Union of Ethical Citizens</a></td><td>65,593</td><td>2.77</td><td>0</td><td>–2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Guas%25C3%25BA_Front/chGmlzaP">Guasú Front</a></td><td>42,891</td><td>1.81</td><td>0</td><td>–1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Green Party</td><td>42,053</td><td>1.77</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/National_Crusade_Movement/cNyKPhjf">National Crusade Movement</a></td><td>33,417</td><td>1.41</td><td>1</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Progressive_Democratic_Party_(Paraguay)/3D0yoG6b">Progressive Democratic Party</a></td><td>27,932</td><td>1.18</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Paraguay)/4V08aq31">Christian Democratic Party</a></td><td>26,783</td><td>1.13</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Civic Compromise</td><td>21,651</td><td>0.91</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Broad Front Party</td><td>20,594</td><td>0.87</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>We are Paraguay</td><td>18,060</td><td>0.76</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Concertación Nacional Avancemos País</td><td>16,070</td><td>0.68</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Revolutionary_Febrerista_Party/z7Far8CN">Revolutionary Febrerista Party</a></td><td>15,169</td><td>0.64</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>National Artists' Movement</td><td>11,727</td><td>0.49</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Youth Party</td><td>10,871</td><td>0.46</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Us</td><td>10,816</td><td>0.46</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Secure Paraguay</td><td>9,651</td><td>0.41</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Patriotic Reserve Movement</td><td>9,648</td><td>0.41</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Civic Participation Party</td><td>9,567</td><td>0.40</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Party of the A</td><td>9,043</td><td>0.38</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Heirs Democratic Socialist Party</td><td>8,832</td><td>0.37</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Itapua for All Alliance</td><td>8,683</td><td>0.37</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Plurinational Indigenous Political Movement</td><td>8,094</td><td>0.34</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Movimiento Civico Nacional Unamonos</td><td>7,241</td><td>0.31</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Party of the Movement for Socialism</td><td>6,207</td><td>0.26</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>All for Paraguay United Movement</td><td>5,871</td><td>0.25</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Ganar Alliance</td><td>5,476</td><td>0.23</td><td>0</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Party of the Patriotic Popular Movement</td><td>5,147</td><td>0.22</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>National Political Sovereignty Movement</td><td>4,457</td><td>0.19</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Let's Continue Building Alliance</td><td>4,183</td><td>0.18</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Union and Equality Political Movement</td><td>3,775</td><td>0.16</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Itapuense Front Alliance</td><td>3,036</td><td>0.13</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Concertación por Vos</td><td>2,407</td><td>0.10</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Party of Popular Unity</td><td>1,329</td><td>0.06</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Tekojoja_People%2527s_Movement/IyF3jK8W">Tekojoja People's Movement</a></td><td>1,046</td><td>0.04</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Movimiento Politico Civico Nacional Unamonos</td><td>949</td><td>0.04</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>All for Ñeembucu</td><td>772</td><td>0.03</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Mbarete Independent Political Movement</td><td>595</td><td>0.03</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Teete Patriotic Front Party</td><td>574</td><td>0.02</td><td>0</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Total</td><td>2,371,607</td><td>100.00</td><td>80</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="2">Valid votes</th><td>2,371,607</td><td>91.84</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="2">Invalid votes</th><td>78,457</td><td>3.04</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="2">Blank votes</th><td>132,296</td><td>5.12</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="2">Total votes</th><td>2,582,360</td><td>100.00</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" colspan="2">Registered voters/turnout</th><td>4,241,507</td><td>60.88</td><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">Source: <a href="http://tsje.gov.py/static/ups/docs/archivos/2018/mayo/resumen_votos_nacional.xls">TSJE</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Electoral_calendar/WhpVGMUP">Electoral calendar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Electoral_system/e6zvx3Bo">Electoral system</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/p/paraguay/">Adam Carr's Election Archive</a></li></ul>