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Paraguay
Paraguay
Data points :
Congreso (Congress), Cámara de Diputados (Chamber of Deputies)
The IPU data corresponds to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. For information about upper chambers, refer to Parline
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cases currently treated by the Committee on the Human Rights of MPs
- Number of MPs 80 MPs
- Legislature bicameral
- Last election Apr 2023
- IPU Membership
- Common principles signatory
- Website www.diputados.gov.py
- More data from Parline
This page contains the latest IPU news and data for this parliament. The percentage of women in parliament and the percentage of youth participation correspond to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. The number of MP human rights cases corresponds to the latest decisions of the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians.
Related news
News in brief
11/08/2022
On this International Youth Day, the IPU congratulates all the young MPs making a mark in their respective parliaments. They are the future of democracy but with less than 3% of MPs under 30, young people remain severely under-represented. Increasing
Voices
21/03/2022
The Parliament of Paraguay recently launched ‘Yo digo sí a la juventud en el parlamento’, the Spanish language version of the IPU’s worldwide campaign ‘I Say Yes to Youth in Parliament!’ Changemaker Senators Blas Llano and Patrick Kemper, IPU Board
News in brief
28/01/2020
In a recent survey of IPU Member Parliaments, 31 per cent of respondents confirmed that new legislation had been put in place as a direct result of IPU assemblies, programmes, initiatives and resolutions. Of the sample, 75 per cent also
News in brief
15/10/2019
Watch how IPU members around the world celebrated the IPU's milestone anniversary.
Related events
Conference
Asunción,
Paraguay
Achieving the SDGs and empowering youth through well-being The Conference will be based primarily on the sharing of policies and creative practices that promote well-being and happiness with a focus on how such policies and practices contribute to youth empowerment
Sep
09
2019
