President of Paraguay

The president of Paraguay (Spanish: Presidente del Paraguay), officially known as the president of the Republic of Paraguay (Spanish: Presidente de la República del Paraguay), is according to the Constitution of Paraguay the head of the executive branch of the Government of Paraguay, both head of state and head of government. His honorific title is Su Excelencia.

President of the Republic of Paraguay Presidente de la República del Paraguay
Standard of the President of the Republic
Incumbent Mario Abdo Benítez since August 15, 2018
Style	Su Excelencia[1]
Residence	Mburuvicha Róga
Seat	Palacio de los López
Appointer	Direct popular election
Term length	Five years, non-renewable
Inaugural holder	Carlos Antonio López
Formation	March 13, 1844
Deputy	Vice President of Paraguay
Salary	8,587 USD per month[2]
Website	www.presidencia.gov.py

Under the 1992 constitution, the president is limited to a single five-year term. An attempt by the Senate to abolish term limits on 1 April 2017 resulted in protests;[3][4][5] it was ultimately rejected.[6]

The presidential seat is the Palacio de los López, in Asunción. The presidential residence is the Mburuvichá Roga, also in Asunción.

Once presidents leave office, they are granted by the Constitution of Paraguay the speaking-but-non-voting position of senator for life.[7]

The current president of Paraguay is Mario Abdo Benítez, since 15 August 2018.

List of presidents

Main article: List of heads of state of Paraguay

Latest election

Main article: 2018 Paraguayan general election

President

Candidate		Party/Alliance	Votes	%
	Mario Abdo Benítez	Colorado Party	1,206,067	48.96
	Efraín Alegre	GANAR	1,110,464	45.08
	Juan Bautista Ybáñez	Paraguay Green Party	84,045	3.41
	Jaro Anzoátegui	National Artists' Movement	15,490	0.63
	Atanasio Galeano	Popular Patriotic Movement Party	9,908	0.40
	Ramón Ernesto Benítez	Patriotic Reserve Movement	9,361	0.38
	Pedro Almada	Broad Front	8,590	0.35
	Efraín Enríquez	National Sovereign Movement	7,291	0.30
	Celino Ferreira	Movimiento Civico Nacional Unamonos	6,295	0.26
	Justo Germán Ortega	Heirs Democratic Socialist Party	5,930	0.24
Invalid/blank votes			134,548	–
Total			2,597,989	100
Registered voters/turnout			4,241,507	61.25
Source: TSJE

See also

• First Lady of Paraguay
• List of Presidents of Paraguay

References

1. Following standard protocols based on the Spanish Empire tradition: the style His Excellency is given to individuals that became Chiefs of State. Its generally a lifetime style for the individual. In Paraguay, former presidents (unless removed by impeachment) are given the honorific title of Senador Vitalicio and retain the style of Excellency. The style The Most Excellent (Excelentísimo Señor/a), following Spanish tradition, is given to High Ranking Officials that are NOT Chiefs of State. For example, the President of the Paraguayan Congress is Excelentísimo Señor/a. The style Excelentísimo Señor/a is ex officio (unless the individual who holds it forms part of the nobility).
2. "Shocking Gap Between Latin America's Presidential Salaries And Workers Minimum Wage". Latin Post.
3. "Paraguay congress set on fire as election protests turn deadly". BBC News. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
4. Romero, Simon (31 March 2017). "Protests Erupt in Paraguay Over Efforts to Extend President's Term". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
5. "Paraguay rioters storm Congress after Senate amends constitution". USA Today. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
6. "Paraguay MPs reject amendment allowing president re-election". BBC News. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
7. Constitution of the Republic of Paraguay, 1992, Article 189 (subsection 1): "(1) Former presidents of the Republic who were democratically elected will be national senators for life, except for those who were impeached from office.
   (2) They will not count toward a quorum. They will have the right to speak, but not to vote."

External links

• (in Spanish) Presidency of the Republic of Paraguay