Senate_of_Paraguay

Chamber of Senators

Cámara de Senadores
Chamber of Senators ; Cámara de Senadores
Type
Type	Upper House of the Congress of Paraguay
History
Founded	1870
Leadership
President of the Senate	Silvio Ovelar, ANR ; since 1 July 2023
Structure
Seats	45
Political groups	Government ANR-PC (24); Opposition (21) PLRA (7); PCN (2); Independent (6); FG (1); PPQ (1); PPH (1); PDP (1); PEN (1); CDN (1);
Elections
Voting system	Proportional representation
Last election	30 April 2023
Website
	Chamber of Senators

Senate of Paraguay

Upper house of the Paraguayan Congress

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.

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The Paraguayan bicameral legislature, which included the Senate, was formed in 1870. The Senate was abolished in 1940 and recreated in 1967.^[1]

Current composition

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Party	Senator	In the Senate since	Votes in 2023
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.
National Crusade Party	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.

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Chamber of Senators Cámara de Senadores
Type
Type	Upper House of the Congress of Paraguay
History
Founded	1870^[1]
Leadership
President of the Senate	Silvio Ovelar, ANR since 1 July 2023
Structure
Seats	45

Political groups	Government ANR-PC (24) Opposition (21) PLRA (7) PCN (2) Independent (6) FG (1) PPQ (1) PPH (1) PDP (1) PEN (1) CDN (1)
Elections
Voting system	Proportional representation
Last election	30 April 2023
Website
Chamber of Senators