Congress of Paraguay

E151989

The Congress of Paraguay is the country’s bicameral national legislature, composed of the Chamber of Senators and the Chamber of Deputies, responsible for making federal laws and overseeing the government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
national legislature
branchOfGovernment Legislative branch of Paraguay
budgetaryPower approval and modification of the national budget
canOverrideVeto yes, under conditions set by the Constitution of Paraguay
capital Asunción
coincidesWith Paraguayan general elections
composition Chamber of Deputies with 80 members
Chamber of Senators with 45 members
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Paraguay
constitutionalRole one of the three branches of the Paraguayan state
country Paraguay
deputiesElectionMethod departmental proportional representation
deputiesPresidingOfficerTitle President of the Chamber of Deputies
deputiesTermLength 5 years
electionInterval every 5 years
electoralConstituencies departments of Paraguay and the capital district
establishedInCurrentForm 1992
house Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay
Chamber of Senators of Paraguay
jurisdiction Paraguay
surface form: Republic of Paraguay
languageUsed Guaraní
Spanish
legislativeChamber Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay
Chamber of Senators of Paraguay
meetingPlace Asunción
officialName Congress of Paraguay self-linksurface differs
surface form: Congreso de la Nación Paraguaya
oversightMechanism interpellation of ministers
parliamentary inquiries
power legislative power at the national level
predecessor Congress of Paraguay self-linksurface differs
surface form: National Congress of Paraguay (earlier constitutional periods)
region South America
responsibility approving the national budget
declaring war and peace
exercising legislative oversight
initiating constitutional amendments
making federal laws
overseeing the government
ratifying international treaties
senatePresidingOfficerTitle President of the Senate
senatorsElectionMethod nationwide proportional representation
senatorsTermLength 5 years
shortName Congress of Paraguay self-linksurface differs
surface form: Congreso de Paraguay
treatyPower ratification of international agreements
typeOfLegislature bicameral
votingSystem proportional representation
websiteLanguage Spanish

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Paraguay legislature Congress of Paraguay
Asunción isSeatOf Congress of Paraguay
this entity surface form: National Congress of Paraguay
Constitution of Paraguay establishes Congress of Paraguay
this entity surface form: bicameral National Congress of Paraguay
Constitution of Paraguay establishes Congress of Paraguay
this entity surface form: Chamber of Senators of Paraguay
Congress of Paraguay officialName Congress of Paraguay self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Congreso de la Nación Paraguaya
Congress of Paraguay shortName Congress of Paraguay self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Congreso de Paraguay
Congress of Paraguay predecessor Congress of Paraguay self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: National Congress of Paraguay (earlier constitutional periods)
Tetã Paraguái hasLegislature Congress of Paraguay
Chamber of Deputies partOf Congress of Paraguay
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this entity surface form: National Congress of Paraguay
Chamber of Deputies isChamberOf Congress of Paraguay
subject surface form: Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay
this entity surface form: National Congress of Paraguay
Chamber of Deputies hasLegislature Congress of Paraguay
subject surface form: Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay
Chamber of Senators partOf Congress of Paraguay
subject surface form: Chamber of Senators of Paraguay
this entity surface form: National Congress of Paraguay
Chamber of Senators houseOf Congress of Paraguay
subject surface form: Chamber of Senators of Paraguay
this entity surface form: National Congress of Paraguay