Paraguay Profilo Governo

nome: Asuncion

coordinate geografiche: 25 16 S, 57 40 W

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

Giorno Di Indipendenza, 14-15 Maggio (1811) (observed 15 Maggio); 14 Maggio is celebrated as Flag Day

history: several previous; latest approved and promulgated 20 Giugno 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 Aprile 2017, a proposed amendment to extend presidential term limits was defeated by the lower house of the National Congress (2018)

18 anni; universal ed obbligatorio until the age of 75

capo dello stato: Presidente Mario Abdo BENITEZ (da allora 15 August 2018); Vice Presidente Hugo Adalberto VELAZQUEZ Moreno (da allora 15 August 2018); note - the president is both capo dello stato and capo di governo

capo di governo: Presidente Mario Abdo BENITEZ (da allora 15 August 2018); Vice Presidente Hugo Adalberto VELAZQUEZ Moreno (da allora 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%