2018 Paraguayan general election explained

Country:Paraguay
Election Date:22 April 2018
Previous Election:2013 Paraguayan general election
Previous Year:2013
Next Election:2023 Paraguayan general election
Next Year:2023
Module:
Embed:yes
Election Name:Presidential election
Type:presidential
Turnout:61.25% (7.27pp)
Image1:Mario Abdo Benítez com Michel Temer (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:
Party1:Colorado Party (Paraguay)
Popular Vote1:1,206,067
Percentage1:48.96%
Running Mate1:Hugo Velázquez
Candidate2:Efraín Alegre
Party2:GANAR
Popular Vote2:1,110,464
Colour2:FF7F00
Percentage2:45.08%
Running Mate2:Leo Rubin
President
Before Election:Horacio Cartes
Before Party:Colorado Party (Paraguay)
After Election:Mario Abdo Benítez
After Party:Colorado Party (Paraguay)
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Election Name:Chamber of Deputies
Seats For Election:All 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
Majority Seats:41
Noleader:yes
Leader1:Mario Benítez
Party1:Colorado Party (Paraguay)
Percentage1:39.10
Last Election1:44
Seats1:42
Leader2:Efraín Alegre
Party2:Authentic Radical Liberal Party
Percentage2:17.74
Last Election2:27
Seats2:17
Colour3:
  1. FFA500
Party3:GANAR
Percentage3:12.08
Last Election3:new
Seats3:13
Leader4:Pedro Fadul
Party4:Beloved Fatherland Party
Percentage4:4.46
Last Election4:1
Seats4:3
Colour5:
  1. 5DC1B9
Party5:Hagamos
Percentage5:3.19
Last Election5:new
Seats5:2
Party6:National Encounter Party
Percentage6:3.18
Last Election6:2
Seats6:2
Colour7:
  1. 000000
Party7:MCN
Percentage7:1.41
Last Election7:new
Seats7:1
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Election Name:Senate
Seats For Election:All 45 seats in the Senate
Majority Seats:23
Noleader:yes
Party1:Colorado Party (Paraguay)
Percentage1:32.52
Last Election1:19
Seats1:17
Party9:Authentic Radical Liberal Party
Percentage9:24.18
Last Election9:13
Seats9:13
Party10:Guasú Front
Percentage10:11.83
Last Election10:5
Seats10:6
Party11:Beloved Fatherland Party
Percentage11:6.77
Last Election11:0
Seats11:3
Colour12:
  1. 5DC1B9
Party12:Hagamos
Percentage12:4.47
Last Election12:new
Seats12:2
Party13:Progressive Democratic Party (Paraguay)
Percentage13:3.66
Last Election13:3
Seats13:2
Colour14:
  1. 000000
Party14:MCN
Percentage14:2.48
Last Election14:new
Seats14:1
Party15:National Union of Ethical Citizens
Percentage15:2.12
Last Election15:2
Seats15:1

General elections were held in Paraguay on 22 April 2018.[1] President Horacio Cartes and Vice-President Juan Afara of the Colorado Party were not eligible for re-election. The presidential elections were won by the Colorado Party's Mario Abdo Benítez, who defeated Efraín Alegre of the GANAR alliance.[2] The Colorado Party also won the most seats in the Senate and Chamber of Deputies. The new President and Vice-President took office on 15 August 2018 and left office in August 2023.

Electoral system

The President of Paraguay is elected in one round of voting by plurality.[3] The 80 members of the Chamber of Deputies are elected by closed list proportional representation in 18 multi-member constituencies based on the departments.[4] The 45 members of the Senate are elected from a single national constituency using closed list proportional representation.[5]

Opinion polls

Polling firmDateSample sizeANR-PCGANAROther/NoneDon't know/
No answer		Margin of error
ABC ColorUnknown51.9%35.8%–––
La República1,30042.2%46.3%3.5%8.0%–

Results

President

Senate

Elected Senators

NamePartyAlliance
Agustín Amado Florentín CabralAuthentic Radical Liberal Party
Colorado PartyColorado Party
Colorado PartyColorado Party
Authentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal Party
Authentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal Party
Carlos Alberto Filizzola PallarésParty for a Country of Solidarity
Carlos Leopoldo Gómez Zelada BrugadaAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal Party
Colorado Party
Desirée Graciela Masi JaraDemocratic Progressive Party
Dionisio Oswaldo Amarilla GuirllandAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal Party
Colorado Party
Authentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal Party
Colorado Party
Party of Citizen Participation
Authentic Radical Liberal Party
Fernando Armindo Lugo MéndezIndependent-Beloved Fatherland PartyBeloved Fatherland Party
Hagamos Political Party
Authentic Radical Liberal Party
Horacio Manuel Cartes JaraColorado Party
National Union of Ethical CitizensNational Union of Ethical Citizens
Jorge Osvaldo Querey RojasParty for a Country of Solidarity
Authentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal Party
Juan Bartolomé Ramírez BrizuelaAuthentic Radical Liberal Party
Colorado Party
Colorado Party
Colorado Party
Colorado Party
Colorado Party
María Eugenia Beatriz Bajac de PennerAuthentic Radical Liberal Party
Óscar Alberto González DaherColorado Party
Óscar Hugo Richer FlorentínPopular Socialist Convergence PartyGuasú Front
Colorado Party
Colorado Party
Hagamos Political Party
Democratic Progressive Party
Colorado PartyColorado Party
Silvio Adalberto Ovelar BenítezColorado PartyColorado Party
Tekojoja People's Party
Stephan Rasmussen GonzálezBeloved Fatherland Party
Colorado Party
Víctor Ríos OjedaAuthentic Radical Liberal PartyAuthentic Radical Liberal Party
Authentic Radical Liberal Party
Source: ABC Color

Chamber of Deputies

Departmental Governors

DepartmentElected governor[6] PartyVotes%
ConcepciónEdgar Idalino López Ruízbgcolor=BlueLiberal43.88149.78
San PedroCarlos Alcibiades Giménez Díazbgcolor=RedColorado56,49339.66
CordilleraHugo Alberto Fleitas Ovelarbgcolor=BlueLiberal58,99845.10
GuairáJuan Carlos Vera Báezbgcolor=RedColorado50,11558.26
CaaguazúAlejo Rios Medinabgcolor=OrangeGANAR88,65146.17
CaazapáPedro Alejandro Díaz Verónbgcolor=RedColorado30.63849.32
ItapúaJuan Alberto Schmalko Palaciosbgcolor=RedColorado87,44144.38
MisionesCarlos María Arrechea Ortizbgcolor=RedColorado29,36448.28
ParaguaríJuan Carlos Baruja Fernandezbgcolor=RedColorado49,41646.10
Alto ParanáRoberto Luis González Vaeskenbgcolor=RedColorado104,53937.47
CentralHugo Javier González Alegrebgcolor=RedColorado314,31443.99
ÑeembucúLuis Federico Benitez Cuevasbgcolor=RedColorado20,88147.89
AmambayRonald Enrique Acevedo Quevedobgcolor=BlueLiberal31,11947.95
César Ramírez Cajebgcolor=RedColorado36,51653.16
Presidente HayesRubén Antonio Roussillon Blairesbgcolor=RedColorado13,71032.37
Alto ParaguayJosé Domingo Adorno Mazacottebgcolor=RedColorado3,91050.16
BoquerónDario Rafael Medina Velázquezbgcolor=RedColorado9,05149.40

Notes and References

  1. https://tsje.gov.py/elecciones-generales-2018.html General elections 2018
  2. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-43861104 Mario Abdo Benítez wins Paraguay's presidential election
  3. http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2073/ Paraguay: Election for President
  4. http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2249_B.htm Chamber of Deputies: Electoral system
  5. http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2250_B.htm Senate: Electoral system
  6. http://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/politica/colorados-administraran-13-de-los-17-gobiernos-regionales-del-pais-1696020.html Colorados administrarán 13 de los 17 gobiernos regionales del país

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