2021 Paraguayan municipal elections

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]

2021 Paraguayan municipal elections

October 10, 2021

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

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The website of the Tribunal Superior de Justicia Electoral (TSJE), the local elections regulatory agency, reflects the following electoral demographic data:

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.

Competing charges[5]
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

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