Senate of Paraguay

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 (24)   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
Meeting place
Website
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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.

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

• List of presidents of the Senate of Paraguay

• Official website (in Spanish)