Congress of Paraguay

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Congress of the Republic of Paraguay Congreso de la República de Paraguay

Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Chamber of Deputies Senate
Seats	125 members 80 deputies 45 senators
Meeting place
Asunción
Website
www.diputados.gov.py www.senado.gov.py

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Paraguay's bicameral Congress (Congreso) consists of a 45-member Senate and an 80-member Chamber of Deputies. It serves as the legislative branch of the Paraguayan state.

Both chambers of Congress are elected concurrently with the president by means of a proportional representation system. Deputies are elected by department and Senators on a nationwide basis.

Latest election

Template:Paraguayan senatorial election, 2013 Template:Paraguayan chamber election, 2013

External links

http://www.senado.gov.py/ Senate
http://www.diputados.gov.py/ Chamber of Deputies

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Dependencies and other territories	Anguilla Aruba Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Falkland Islands Greenland Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Barthélemy Saint Pierre and Miquelon Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands US Virgin Islands

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