Paraguay Profil Gouvernement

nom: Asuncion

coordonnées géographiques: 25 16 S, 57 40 W

différence de temps: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in October; ends last Sunday in March

14-15 Mai 1811 (from Spain); note - the uprising against Spanish authorities took place during the night of 14-15 Mai 1811 and both days are celebrated in Paraguay

Jour De l'Indépendance, 14-15 Mai (1811) (observed 15 Mai); 14 Mai is celebrated as Flag Day

history: several previous; latest approved and promulgated 20 Juin 1992

amendments: proposed at the initiative of at least one quarter of either chamber of the National Congress, by the president of the republic, or by petition of at least 30,000 voters; passage requires absolute majority vote by both chambers and approval in a referendum; amended 2011, 2014; note - in Avril 2017, a proposed amendment to extend presidential term limits was defeated by the lower house of the National Congress (2018)

18 ans; universal et forcé until the age of 75

chef d'état (Président): Président Mario Abdo BENITEZ (depuis 15 August 2018); Vice Président Hugo Adalberto VELAZQUEZ Moreno (depuis 15 August 2018); note - the president is both chef d'état (Président) and chef de gouvernement (1er ministre)

chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Président Mario Abdo BENITEZ (depuis 15 August 2018); Vice Président Hugo Adalberto VELAZQUEZ Moreno (depuis 15 August 2018)

cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president

elections/appointments: president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a single 5-year term; election last held on 22 April 2018 (next to be held in April 2023)

election results: Mario Abdo BENITEZ elected president; percent of vote - Mario Abdo BENITEZ (ANR) 46.4%, Efrain ALEGRE (PLRA) 42.7%, Juan Bautista YBANEZ 3.3%, other 7.6%