2021 Paraguayan municipal elections
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Municipal elections were held in Paraguay on Sunday, October 10, 2021, to elect Mayors and Councilors of municipal boards of the 261 districts of the country, for the period 2021–2025.[1]
These elections were originally scheduled to take place in 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic they were postponed until 2021.[2]
General data
[edit]The website of the Tribunal Superior de Justicia Electoral (TSJE), the local elections regulatory agency, reflects the following electoral demographic data:
| Estimated population (2021, INE)[3] | 7,353,038 |
| Qualified voters[4] | 4,644,536 |
| Participation | TBD |
| Valid votes | TBD |
| None of the above | TBD |
| Spoilt votes | TBD |
| Municipalities | 261 |
A total of 261 municipalities will elect their respective Mayors and 2,781 Councilors of the Municipal Board.
| Department | Mayors | Councilors |
|---|---|---|
 Asunción | 1 | 24 |
 Concepción | 13 | 129 |
 San Pedro | 22 | 213 |
 Cordillera | 20 | 204 |
 Guairá | 18 | 168 |
 Caaguazú | 22 | 222 |
 Caazapá | 11 | 111 |
 Itapúa | 30 | 348 |
 Misiones | 10 | 111 |
 Paraguarí | 18 | 180 |
 Alto Paraná | 22 | 252 |
 Central | 19 | 228 |
 Ñeembucú | 16 | 159 |
 Amambay | 6 | 63 |
 Canindeyú | 16 | 159 |
 Presidente Hayes | 9 | 105 |
 Alto Paraguay | 4 | 45 |
 Boquerón | 4 | 45 |
| Total | 261 | 2,781 |
Per La Nacion, 10/11/21: ANR controlled 162, the PLRA controlled 62, and Others controlled 37. The ANR retained Asuncion. The ANR retook Concepcion. And the Alliance took Ciudad del Este.
References
[edit]- ^ Elecciones Municipales 10 de octubre 2021 - Dossier Informativo
- ^ Paraguay posterga sus elecciones municipales y partidarias por el coronavirus
- ^ C1. Paraguay. Población total, estimada y proyectada, por sexo y grupos de edad, 2000-2025
- ^ Electores Habilitados para votar por Año Electoral
- ^ Están habilitados más de 4 millones de electores para los comicios
