Paraguay Governo Profilo 2012

Capitale

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 second Sunday in April

Indipendenza

14 Maggio 1811 (from Spain)

Festa nazionale

Giorno Di Indipendenza, 14 Maggio 1811 (observed 15 Maggio)

Costituzione

promulgated 20 Giugno 1992

Suffragio

18 anni; universal ed obbligatorio until the age of 75

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Presidente Fernando Armindo LUGO Mendez (da allora 15 August 2008); Vice Presidente Luis Federico FRANCO Gomez (da allora 15 August 2008); note - the president is both the capo dello stato and capo di governo
capo di governo: Presidente Fernando Armindo LUGO Mendez (da allora 15 August 2008); Vice Presidente Luis Federico FRANCO Gomez (da allora 15 August 2008)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president
elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for a single five-year term; election last held on 20 April 2008 (next to be held in April 2013)
election results: Fernando Armindo LUGO Mendez elected president; percent of vote - Fernando Armindo LUGO Mendez 40.8%, Blanca OVELAR 30.6%, Lino OVIEDO 21.9%, Pedro FADUL 2.4%, other 4.3%