2023 Paraguayan general election
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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| country = Paraguay
| election_date = {{Start date|2023|4|30|df=y}}
| previous_election = 2018 Paraguayan general election
| previous_year = 2018
| next_election = 2028 Paraguayan general election
| next_year = 2028
| module = {{Infobox election
| embed = yes
| election_name = Presidential election
| turnout = 63.29% ({{increase}} 2.05pp)
| type = presidential
| image_size = 130x130px
| image1 = Santiago Peña (cropped).jpg
| candidate1 = Santiago Peña
| party1 = Colorado Party (Paraguay)
| popular_vote1 = 1,291,209
| percentage1 = 43.93%
| running_mate1 = Pedro Alliana
| image2 = Efraín Alegre y Eduardo Dejesus (cropped).jpg
| candidate2 = Efraín Alegre
| party2 = Concertación
| color2 = 003399
| popular_vote2 = 830,302
| percentage2 = 28.25%
| running_mate2 = {{nowrap|Soledad Núñez}}
| image3 = Paraguayo Cubas Colomes (cropped).jpg
| candidate3 = Paraguayo Cubas
| party3 = National Crusade Party
| color3 = 000000
| popular_vote3 = 692,429
| percentage3 = 23.56%
| running_mate3 = Stilber Valdez
| map_image = Resultados de las elecciones presidenciales de Paraguay de 2023.svg
| map_size =
| map =
| map_caption =
| title = President
| before_election = Mario Abdo Benítez
| before_party = Colorado Party (Paraguay)
| after_election = Santiago Peña
| after_party = Colorado Party (Paraguay)
| module = {{Infobox legislative election
| embed = yes
| election_name = Parliamentary election
| seats_for_election = {{ubl|All 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies|All 45 seats in the Senate}}
| majority_seats =
| heading1 = Chamber of Deputies (41 seats for a majority)
| leader1 = Santiago Peña
| party1 = Colorado Party (Paraguay)
| percentage1 = 47.43
| last_election1 = 42
| seats1 = 48
| party2 = Authentic Radical Liberal Party
| leader2 = Efraín Alegre
| percentage2 = 19.66
| last_election2 = 17
| seats2 = 17
| party3 = National Crusade Party
| leader3 = Paraguayo Cubas
| percentage3 = 8.24
| last_election3 = 1
| seats3 = 4
| party4 = CN2023
| leader4 = Efraín Alegre
| percentage4 = 7.80
| last_election4 = New
| seats4 = 6
| party5 = Beloved Fatherland Party
| leader5 = Sebastián Villarejo
| percentage5 = 3.27
| last_election5 = 3
| seats5 = 1
| party6 = National Encounter Party
| leader6 = Fernando Camacho
| percentage6 = 2.94
| last_election6 = 2
| seats6 = 2
| color7 = orange
| party7 = Yo Creo
| leader7 = Miguel Prieto
| percentage7 = 2.33
| last_election7 = New
| seats7 = 2
| heading9 = Senate (23 seats needed for a majority)
| party9 = Colorado Party (Paraguay)
| leader9 = Santiago Peña
| percentage9 = 45.73
| last_election9 = 17
| seats9 = 23
| party10 = CN2023
| leader10 = Efraín Alegre
| percentage10 = 24.35
| last_election10 = New
| seats10 = 12
| party11 = National Crusade Party
| leader11 = Paraguayo Cubas
| percentage11 = 11.50
| last_election11 = 1
| seats11 = 5
| party12 = National Encounter Party
| leader12 = Fernando Camacho
| percentage12 = 5.15
| last_election12 = 2
| seats12 = 2
| party13 = Beloved Fatherland Party
| leader13 = Sebastián Villarejo
| percentage13 = 2.51
| last_election13 = 3
| seats13 = 1
| party14 = Guasú Front
| leader14 = Fernando Lugo
| percentage14 = 2.11
| last_election14 = 6
| seats14 = 1
| colour15 = orange
| party15 = Yo Creo
| leader15 = Miguel Prieto
| percentage15 = 1.95
| last_election15 = New
| seats15 = 1
}}}}}}{{Politics of Paraguay}}
General elections were held in Paraguay on 30 April 2023 to elect the president, vice president, National Congress, and departmental governors.{{Cite web|title=El 30 de abril de 2023 Paraguay elegirá a su nuevo presidente|url=https://www.ultimahora.com/el-30-abril-2023-paraguay-elegira-su-nuevo-presidente-n2976876.html|access-date=2022-02-23|website=Última Hora|date=16 December 2021 |language=es-ES}} The incumbent president Mario Abdo Benítez and vice president Hugo Velázquez Moreno, both of the Colorado Party, were ineligible for re-election.
The Colorado candidate, former Finance Minister Santiago Peña, defeated both PLRA president Efraín Alegre from the Concertación alliance and former senator Paraguayo Cubas from the populist National Crusade Party. The election marked another victory for the long-dominant Colorado Party, which also won the majority of congressional and governor races. Both Peña and the vice president-elect Pedro Alliana were set to take office on 15 August 2023.
Electoral system
The president of Paraguay is elected in one round of voting by plurality.[http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2073/ Paraguay: Election for President] IFES The 80 members of the Chamber of Deputies are elected by closed list proportional representation in 18 multi-member constituencies, based on the departments.[http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2249_B.htm Chamber of Deputies: Electoral system] IPU The 45 members of the Senate are elected from a single national constituency using closed list proportional representation.[http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2250_B.htm Senate: Electoral system] IPU
Candidates
Campaign
The campaign issues included Paraguay's relationship with Taiwan, allegations of corruption, and the state of the economy. Santiago Peña was supportive of maintaining ties with Taiwan, whereas Efraín Alegre criticized the country's ties to Taiwan and argued for opening up relations with China.
Peña previously ran in the 2017 Colorado presidential primaries but had lost to Mario Abdo Benítez, who went on to win the 2018 presidential election against Alegre. Peña was an economist at Paraguay's central bank before joining the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C. He was described to Reuters as "clean-cut", "decent", and having "good ideas". Peña is a protégé of former president Horacio Cartes, who has been sanctioned by the United States due to being "significantly corrupt".{{Cite web|date=22 July 2022|title=US places former Paraguayan president on corruption list|url=https://apnews.com/article/crime-money-laundering-antony-blinken-paraguay-a930826e2b9975cc21d1ad4f8d383cee|access-date=3 May 2023|website=Associated Press}} Peña pledged to pursue "business friendly" policies, including a focus on job creation, low taxation, and attracting foreign investment into the country. Peña stated he would preserve relations with Taiwan and would move the country's embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem,{{cite news |title=Who is Paraguay's president-elect, Santiago Pena? |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/1/who-is-paraguays-new-president-santiago-pena |access-date=3 May 2023 |work=Al Jazeera |date=1 May 2023 |language=en}} a move previously made by Cartes in 2018, but reversed by Abdo Benítez later that year.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/05/paraguay-jerusalem-embassy-moves-to-tel-aviv |title=Outcry from Israel after Paraguay moves its Jerusalem embassy back to Tel Aviv |date=2018-09-05 |work=The Guardian |access-date=2023-03-05}}
Alegre previously ran for president in the 2013 and 2018 general elections. He campaigned by criticizing the Colorado Party and accusing them of corruption.{{cite news |last1=Desantis |first1=Daniela |last2=Elliott |first2=Lucinda |title=Paraguay's Efrain Alegre went from jail to presidential run |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/paraguays-efrain-alegre-went-jail-presidential-run-2023-04-26/ |access-date=3 May 2023 |work=Reuters |date=26 April 2023 |language=en}} Alegre pledged to reassess the country's relationship with Taiwan, with a preference towards establishing diplomatic ties with China, with the goal of Paraguay gaining access to China's market for cattle and soy. Alegre pledged to cut public sector red tape and proposed a "new energy policy" with a focus on the Itaipu Dam and Yacyretá Dams (shared with Brazil and Argentina respectively), stating that Paraguay should utilize the energy generated for national development, rather than sell the power.
Populist, anti-establishment candidate Paraguayo "Payo" Cubas is a former senator, who described himself as a "romantic, republican and nationalist anarchist". Cubas was expelled from the Senate on 28 November 2019 following an incident in Alto Paraná Department that included the assault of police officers, damage to public property and calling for the killing of "100,000 brasiguayos", Paraguayans of Brazilian descent, leading to his impeachment from the senate.{{cite news |title=Expulsan a "Payo" Cubas del Senado |trans-title="Payo" Cubas is expelled from the Senate |url=https://www.abc.com.py/nacionales/2019/11/28/expulsan-a-paraguayo-cubas-del-senado/ |newspaper=ABC Color |date=28 November 2019 |access-date=3 May 2023 |language=es}}{{cite news |title=Senado expulsa a Paraguayo Cubas tras incidentes con policías |trans-title=Senate expels Paraguayo Cubas after incidents with police |url=https://www.ultimahora.com/senado-expulsa-paraguayo-cubas-incidentes-policias-n2857187.html |newspaper=Última Hora |date=28 November 2019 |access-date=3 May 2023 |language=es}}{{cite news |last1=Zanini |first1=Fábio |title=Paraguayan Senator Is Impeached after Advocating Death of Brazilians |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/world/2019/11/paraguayan-senator-is-impeached-after-advocating-death-of-brazilians.shtml |access-date=3 May 2023 |work=Folha de S.Paulo |date=29 November 2019}} He campaigned to introduce the death penalty in specific cases, such as femicide, child rape, drug trafficking, parricide, murder in cases of robbery, and stealing from the Treasury, which would require a modification to Paraguay's constitution.{{cite news |title=Payo Cubas a favor de la pena de muerte "al que roba el erario público" |url=https://nanduti.com.py/payo-cubas-a-favor-de-la-pena-de-muerte-al-que-roba-el-erario-publico/ |access-date=3 May 2023 |work=Ñanduti |date=20 April 2023 |language=es}} Cubas proposed involving the Armed Forces of Paraguay in the government, and expanding the powers of the president over those of the parliament, describing the latter as a "den of thugs". Cubas has been likened by Leandro Lima of Control Risks to other right-wing populist figures from the Americas, including Donald Trump, Jair Bolsonaro, and Javier Milei.{{cite news |last1=del Berro |first1=Paloma |title=Payo, el Milei paraguayo, aprendiz de Bolsonaro |url=https://www.tiempoar.com.ar/mundo/payo-el-milei-paraguayo-aprendiz-de-bolsonaro/ |access-date=3 May 2023 |work=Tiempo Argentino |date=30 April 2023 |language=es}}
Opinion polls
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|y1Title=Santiago Peña
|y2Title=Efraín Alegre
|y3Title=Paraguayo Cubas
|y4Title=Euclides Acevedo
|y5Title=José Luis Chilavert
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|y1= 42, 46.2, 41.3, 41.4, 35.2, 30.5, 35.3, 42.8, 36.1, 36.4, 35.5,
|y2= 19, 24.9, 28.3, 31, 38.9, 33.6, 39.7, 32.1, 38.2, 38.1, 40.6,
|y3= 12, 4.2, 13.9, 8.6, 10.4, 10.4, 10.3, 13.7, 14.3, 14.5, 12.6,
|y4= 7, 6.5, 9.5, 4.7, 6, 3.3, 5.8, 6.1, 2.7, 2.8, 1.9,
|y5= 4, 1.2, 3.5, 2.6, 0.8, , 0.7, 2.1, 2.9, 2.1, ,
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= Pre-election polling =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;line-height:14px;"
|+Pre-election polling in the 2023 Paraguayan general election !scope="col" rowspan="2" |Polling Firm !scope="col" rowspan="2" |Fieldwork date !scope="col"|Peña !scope="col"|Velázquez !scope="col"|Alegre !scope="col"|Acevedo !scope="col"|González !scope="col"|Villarejo !scope="col"|Cubas !scope="col"|Martínez !scope="col"|Núñez !scope="col"|Burt !scope="col"|Chilavert !scope="col"|Fleitas !scope="col" rowspan="2" |Don't know/ !scope="col" rowspan="2" |None of |
| scope="col" class="unsortable" style="background:{{party color|Colorado Party (Paraguay)}};" |
!scope="col" class="unsortable" style="background:{{party color|Colorado Party (Paraguay)}};" | !scope="col" class="unsortable" style="background:{{party color|Authentic Radical Liberal Party}};" | !scope="col" class="unsortable" style="background:{{party color|Independent}};" | !scope="col" class="unsortable" style="background:{{party color|National Encounter Party}};" | !scope="col" class="unsortable" style="background:{{party color|Beloved Fatherland Party}};" | !scope="col" class="unsortable" style="background:#111111;" | !scope="col" class="unsortable" style="background:{{party color|Guasú Front}};" | !scope="col" class="unsortable" style="background:{{party color|Independent}};" | !scope="col" class="unsortable" style="background:{{party color|Authentic Radical Liberal Party}};" | !scope="col" class="unsortable" style="background:{{party color|Independent}};" | !scope="col" class="unsortable" style="background:{{party color|Authentic Radical Liberal Party}};" | |
|---|
| [https://www.hoy.com.py/politica/encuesta-anr-con-santi-a-la-cabeza-se-posiciona-por-sobre-la-concertacion FaSaC Consultores]
|scope="row"|20 September 2022 |style="background:#f4c7c8"|32.2% |{{N/A}} |22.1% |4.5% |colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — |11.8% |colspan="3" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — |3.9% |{{N/A}} |16.1% |9.4% |
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1_352mQ1lY Ati Snead]
|scope="row"|8–15 June 2022 |style="background:#f4c7c8"|23.2% |14.0% |14.3% |9.9% |9.7% |4.3% |2.9% |2.0% |2.0% |1.9% |1.1% |1.0% |9.0% |4.8% |
| rowspan="2" |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1_352mQ1lY GEO]
|scope="row" rowspan="2" |27 May – 10 June 2022 |35.3% |{{N/A}} |style="background:#c7c8d8"|37.5% | rowspan="2" colspan="9" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — |13.4% |13.8% |
| {{N/A}}
|28.2% |style="background:#c7c8d8"|37.1% |18.5% |16.3% |
Results
=President=
The presidential election was won by Santiago Peña of the Colorado Party.{{Cite news |last1=Elliott |first1=Lucinda |last2=Desantis |first2=Daniela |date=2023-05-01 |title=Paraguay's conservatives score big election win, defusing Taiwan fears |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/paraguayans-head-polls-with-taiwan-ties-stake-2023-04-30/ |access-date=2023-05-02}}{{Cite web |date=2023-05-01 |title=Santiago Pena wins Paraguay election after hard-fought campaign |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/1/santiago-pena-on-track-for-paraguay-election-victory |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}
|cand1=Santiago Peña
|vp1=Pedro Alliana
|party1=Colorado Party
|votes1= 1291209
|cand2=Efraín Alegre
|vp2=Soledad Núñez
|party2=National Coalition for a New Paraguay
|votes2=830302
|cand3=Paraguayo Cubas
|vp3=Stilber Valdez
|party3=National Crusade Party
|votes3=692429
|cand4={{ill|Euclides Acevedo|es|}}
|vp4= Jorge Querey
|party4=New Republic Movement
|color4=#6100BF
|votes4= 41164
|cand5=José Luis Chilavert
|vp5=Sofia Scheid
|party5=Party of the Youth
|color5=#71B64B
|votes5= 24259
|cand6=Luis Talavera Alegre
|vp6=Celso Álvarez
|party6=Unámonos National Party
|color6=#FFED03
|votes6= 17328
|cand7=Jorge Humberto Gómez
|vp7=Noelia Núñez
|party7=National Union of Ethical Citizens
|votes7= 12066
|cand8=Juan Félix Romero
|vp8=Catalina Ramírez
|party8=Humanist and Solidarity Movement
|color8=#049933
|votes8= 5869
|cand9=Rosa María Bogarín
|vp9=Herminio Lesme
|party9=Herederos Democratic Socialist Party
|color9=#BD3191
|votes9= 5266
|cand10=Prudencio Burgos
|vp10=Leona Guaraní
|party10=National Party of the People 30A
|color10=#606396
|votes10= 5258
|cand11=Alfredo Luis Machuca
|vp11=Justina Noguera
|party11=Citizen Patriotic Coordinator Movement
|color11=#010066
|votes11= 5204
|cand12=Óscar Mauricio Cañete
|vp12=Luis Wilfrido Arce
|party12=Green Party Paraguay
|color12=#00B048
|votes12=4847
|cand13=Aurelio Martínez
|vp13=David Sánchez
|party13=Únete Paraguay
|color13=#01A648
|votes13= 3866
|invalid=13694
|blank=68288
|electorate=4773427
|source=[https://www.tsje.gov.py/ TSJE]
}}
=Senate=
The following table shows the distribution of seats in the Senate.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.com.py/politica/2023/04/30/estos-son-los-45-senadores-electos-para-el-periodo-2023-2028/|title=Estos son los 45 senadores electos para el periodo legislativa 2023–2028|language=es|date=30 April 2023|website=ABC}} The status of at least one seat remains in doubt, however, as Rafael "Mbururú" Esquivel, elected for the National Crusade Party, was arrested and charged with child sexual abuse just before the elections.{{Cite web|title=Mbururú se expone a 15 años de cárcel por abuso en niños: ¿Qué pasará con el senador electo?|url=https://www.ultimahora.com/mbururu-se-expone-15-anos-carcel-abuso-ninos-que-pasara-el-senador-electo-n3060449.html|access-date=2023-05-02|website=Última Hora|language=es|date=2023-05-01}}{{cite web|title=Un candidato paraguayo que fue electo senador está preso e imputado por abuso sexual a una menor|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2023/05/01/un-candidato-paraguayo-fue-electo-senador-desde-la-carcel-esta-imputado-por-abuso-sexual-a-una-menor/|website=Infobae|date=1 May 2023|access-date=2 May 2023}}
{{Election results
|image=File:Senado Paraguay 2023-2028.svg
|party1=Colorado Party|votes1=1319617|seats1=23|sc1=+6
|party2=Alliance of Senators for the Fatherland|votes2=702776|seats2=12|sc2=New|color2=#003399
|party3=National Crusade Party|votes3=331945|seats3=5|sc3=+4
|party4=National Encounter Party|votes4=148505|seats4=2|sc4=+2
|party5=Beloved Fatherland Party|votes5=72357|seats5=1|sc5=–2
|party6=Guasú Front|votes6=60774|seats6=1|sc6=–5
|party7=I Believe|votes7=56386|seats7=1|sc7=New|color7=orange
|party8=New Republic Movement|votes8=44704|seats8=0|sc8=New|color8=#6100BF
|party9=National Union of Ethical Citizens|votes9=30545|seats9=0|sc9=–1
|party10=National Patriotic Alliance Union|votes10=24471|seats10=0|sc10=New|color10=pink
|party11=Unámonos National Party|votes11=16634|seats11=0|sc11=New|color11=#FFED03
|party12=Party of the Youth|votes12=15636|seats12=0|sc12=New|color12=#71B64B
|party13=Liberty and Republic Party|votes13=14481|seats13=0|sc13=New|color13=lightgreen
|party14=Humanist and Solidarity Movement|votes14=12627|seats14=0|sc14=New|color14=#049933
|party15=National Party of the People 30A|votes15=12281|seats15=0|sc15=New|color15=#606396
|party16=Dreamt Fatherland Party|votes16=7644|seats16=0|sc16=New|color16=#B9CDBE
|party17=Citizen Patriotic Coordinator Movement|votes17=7612|seats17=0|sc17=New|color17=#010066
|party18=Herederos Democratic Socialist Party|votes18=6661|seats18=0|sc18=New|color18=#BD3191
|blank=120825
|invalid=13706
|total_sc=0
|electorate=4772196
|source=[https://www.tsje.gov.py/ TSJE - Resultados Definitivos]
}}
==Elected senators==
=Chamber of Deputies=
The following table shows the distribution of seats in the Chamber of Deputies.{{cite web|url=https://www.lanacion.com.py/politica/2023/04/30/el-partido-colorado-tendra-47-representantes-en-camara-de-diputados/|title=El Partido Colorado tendrá 49 representantes en Cámara de Diputados|language=es|website=La Nación|date=30 April 2023}}
{{Election results
|image=File:Paraguay Chamber of Deputies 2023.svg
|party1=Colorado Party|votes1=1345730|seats1=48|sc1=+6
|party2=National Crusade Party|votes2=233812|seats2=4|sc2=+3
|party3=Alliance for Fatherland|votes3=221383|seats3=6|sc3=New
|party4=Beloved Fatherland Party|votes4=92874|seats4=1|sc4=–2
|party5=National Encounter Alliance|votes5=81843|seats5=2|sc5=0|color5=#EBAE15
|party6=National Coalition for a New Paraguay Caaguazú|votes6=70877|seats6=2|sc6=New
|party7=I Believe|votes7=66126|seats7=2|sc7=New|color7=Orange
|party8=Itapúa Departmental Coalition 2023|votes8=60273|seats8=2|sc8=New
|party9=National Coalition for a New Paraguay Cordillera|votes9=59752|seats9=2|sc9=New
|party10=National Coalition for a New Paraguay Alto Paraná|votes10=51002|seats10=1|sc10=New
|party11=Departmental Coalition for a New San Pedro|votes11=47265|seats11=2|sc11=New
|party12=Alliance for Asunción Deputies|votes12=46382|seats12=1|sc12=New
|party13=Alliance for a New Paraguarí|votes13=36667|seats13=1|sc13=New
|party14=National Coalition for a New Paraguay Concepción|votes14=36247|seats14=1|sc14=New
|party15=Guasú Ñemongeta Front|votes15=33254|seats15=0|sc15=0
|party16=National Union of Ethical Citizens|votes16=31969|seats16=0|sc16=0
|party17=Alliance for a New Guairá|votes17=29511|seats17=1|sc17=New
|party18=Authentic Radical Liberal Party|votes18=28162|seats18=1|sc18=
|party19=New Republic Movement|votes19=27496|seats19=0|sc19=New|color19=#6100BF
|party20=Misiones Departmental Coalition 2023|votes20=24688|seats20=1|sc20=New
|party21=Party of the Youth|votes21=22747|seats21=0|sc21=New|color21=#71B64B
|party22=Canindeyú Alliance|votes22=22081|seats22=1|sc22=New
|party23=Alliance for a New Caazapá|votes23=16881|seats23=0|sc23=New
|party24=All Together Alliance for Ñeembucú|votes24=16788|seats24=1|sc24=New
|party25=Alliance for a New Itapúa|votes25=15240|seats25=0|sc25=New|color25=indigo
|party26=Unámonos National Party|votes26=15029|seats26=0|sc26=New|color26=#FFED03
|party27=National Party of the People 30A|votes27=14188|seats27=0|sc27=New|color27=#606396
|party28=Citizen Patriotic Coordinator Movement|votes28=12370|seats28=0|sc28=New|color28=#010066
|party29=Liberty and Republic Party|votes29=10200|seats29=0|sc29=New|color29=lightgreen
|party30= Boquerón Alliance Unites Us|votes30=8048|seats30=0|sc30=New|color30=pink
|party31=Alliance for a New President Hayes|votes31=7906|seats31=0|sc31=New
|party32=Dreamt Fatherland Party|votes32=7206|seats32=0|sc32=New|color32=#B9CDBE
|party33=Let's go to Boquerón|votes33=6974|seats33=0|sc33=New|color33=#936D94
|party34=Herederos Democratic Socialist Party|votes34=6289|seats34=0|sc34=New|color34=#BD3191
|party35=Humanist and Solidarity Movement|votes35=4508|seats35=0|sc35=New|color35=#049933
|party36=President Hayes Alliance for the Fatherland|votes36=4174|seats36=0|sc36=New|color36=darkgreen
|party37=National Coalition for a New Paraguay Alto Paraguay|votes37=3317|seats37=0|sc37=New
|party38=Únete Paraguay|votes38=2835|seats38=0|sc38=New|color38=#01A648
|party39=Capital Patriotic Union Alliance|votes39=2732|seats39=0|sc39=New|color39=#CC6600
|party40=Northern Popular Unity|votes40=2571|seats40=0|sc40=New|color40=#68A366
|party41=Alliance Patriotic Union of San Pedro|votes41=2066|seats41=0|sc41=New|color41=#CC6600
|party42=New Air Political Movement for Alto Paraná|votes42=1407|seats42=0|sc42=New|color42=#E4E2B4
|party43=National Encounter Party|votes43=1391|seats43=0|sc43=0
|party44=Cordillera Patriotic Union Alliance|votes44=1388|seats44=0|sc44=New|color44=#CC6600
|party45=Caazapá Patriotic Union Alliance|votes45=913|seats45=0|sc45=New|color45=#CC6600
|party46=Tekojoja People's Party|votes46=850|seats46=0|sc46=0
|party47= Alliance Patriotic Union of Paraguarí|votes47=841|seats47=0|sc47=New|color47=#CC6600
|party48=Green Party Paraguay|votes48=684|seats48=0|sc48=New|color48=#00B048
|party49=Alliance Patriotic Union of Concepción|votes49=613|seats49=0|sc49=New|color49=#CC6600
|blank=160551
|invalid=13650
|total_sc=0
|electorate=4730694
|source=[https://www.tsje.gov.py/ TSJE - Resultados Definitivos]
}}
==Elected deputies==
=Departmental governors=
| class=wikitable style=text-align:left
!Department !Elected governor !colspan=2|Party !Votes !% !Margin !Result | |
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Alto Paraguay Department.svg}} Alto Paraguay
|Arturo Méndez |bgcolor=Red| | align=left|Colorado
|align=right|7,103 |align=right|73.14 |align=right|54.79 |align=center|Hold |
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Alto Paraná Department.svg}} Alto Paraná
|César Torres |bgcolor=Red| | align=left|Colorado
|align=right|131,233 |align=right|40.17 |align=right|9.91 |align=center|Hold |
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Amambay.svg}} Amambay
|Juancho Acosta |bgcolor=Red| | align=left|Colorado
|align=right|34,268 |align=right|47.02 |align=right|4.41 |align=center|Gain |
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Boquerón Department.svg}} Boquerón
|Harold Bergen |bgcolor=Red| | align=left|Colorado
|align=right|10,603 |align=right|38.96 |align=right|10.73 |align=center|Hold |
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Caaguazú Department.svg}} Caaguazú
|Marcelo Soto |bgcolor=Red| | align=left|Colorado
|align=right|113,106 |align=right|51.77 |align=right|18.54 |align=center|Gain |
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Caazapá Department.svg}} Caazapá
|Christian Acosta |bgcolor=Red| | align=left|Colorado
|align=right|45,690 |align=right|62.44 |align=right|35.74 |align=center|Hold |
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Canindeyú Department.svg}} Canindeyú
|Nelson Martínez |bgcolor=Red| | align=left|Colorado
|align=right|46,094 |align=right|57.65 |align=right|32.15 |align=center|Hold |
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Central Department, Paraguay.svg}} Central
|Ricardo Estigarribia |bgcolor=#003399| | align=left|National Coalition
|align=right|342,716 |align=right|39.90 |align=right|2.44 |align=center|Gain |
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Concepción Department.svg}} Concepción
|Liz Meza |bgcolor=Red| | align=left|Colorado
|align=right|44,298 |align=right|45.47 |align=right|0.03 |align=center|Gain |
| {{flagicon image|Bandera del Departamento de Cordillera.JPG}} Cordillera
|Denis Lichi |bgcolor=Red| | align=left|Colorado
|align=right|71.712 |align=right|46.08 |align=right|3.62 |align=center|Gain |
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Guairá Department.svg}} Guairá
|Cesarito Sosa |bgcolor=Red| | align=left|Colorado
|align=right|64,521 |align=right|62.82 |align=right|37.58 |align=center|Hold |
| {{flagicon image|Itapflag.PNG}} Itapúa
|Javier Pereira |bgcolor=#003399| | align=left|National Coalition
|align=right|101,273 |align=right|44.86 |align=right|5.37 |align=center|Gain |
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Misiones, Paraguay.svg}} Misiones
|Richard Ramírez |bgcolor=Red| | align=left|Colorado
|align=right|40,316 |align=right|58.61 |align=right|24.35 |align=center|Hold |
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Ñeembucú Department.svg}} Ñeembucú
|Víctor Hugo Forneron |bgcolor=Red| | align=left|Colorado
|align=right|27,030 |align=right|56.07 |align=right|21.71 |align=center|Hold |
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Paraguarí Department.svg}} Paraguarí
|Norma Zárate de Monges |bgcolor=Red| | align=left|Colorado
|align=right|71,868 |align=right|59.39 |align=right|32.96 |align=center|Hold |
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Presidente Hayes Department.svg}} Presidente Hayes
|Bernardo Zárate |bgcolor=Red| | align=left|Colorado
|align=right|29,528 |align=right|57.75 |align=right|30.30 |align=center|Hold |
| {{flagicon image|Bandera del Departamento de San Pedro.JPG}} San Pedro
|Freddy D. Ecclesiis |bgcolor=Red| | align=left|Colorado
|align=right|83,852 |align=right|51.54 |align=right|18.36 |align=center|Hold |
| colspan=8 | [https://resultados.tsje.gov.py/publicacion/divulgacion.html TREP] |
Aftermath
Peña was congratulated by outgoing president Mario Abdo Benítez, and presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Alberto Fernández of Brazil and Argentina, respectively.{{cite news |last1=Elliott |first1=Lucinda |last2=Desantis |first2=Daniela |title=Paraguay's conservatives score big election win, defusing Taiwan fears |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/paraguayans-head-polls-with-taiwan-ties-stake-2023-04-30/ |access-date=3 May 2023 |work=Reuters |date=1 May 2023 |language=en}} Peña also received congratulations from the Taiwanese ambassador in Asunción on behalf of Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen. Both Peña and his running mate Pedro Alliana were sworn in on 15 August 2023. At the age of 44, he will become the country's youngest president since the restoration of democracy in 1989, surpassing Abdo Benítez's record, who was 46 years old when he became president in 2018.
Cubas made allegations of electoral fraud, leading to protests by his supporters. He dubbed members of the Colorado Party "thieves" and called on citizens to resist the "usurpers". Election observers from the Organization of American States stated there was "no reason to doubt" the results of the election.{{cite news |title=Amid protests, authorities uphold legitimacy of Paraguay election |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/3/amid-protests-authorities-uphold-legitimacy-of-paraguay-election |access-date=4 May 2023 |work=Al Jazeera |date=3 May 2023 |language=en}} Protesters set up roadblocks and clashed with police, resulting in 70 arrests following protests outside of the electoral court in Asunción.{{cite news |last1=Sáenz |first1=Jorge |last2=Politi |first2=Daniel |title=Paraguay: Populist candidate fires up protesters after vote |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/world/americas/2023/05/02/paraguay-populist-candidate-fires-up-protesters-after-vote.html |access-date=3 May 2023 |work=Toronto Star|date=2 May 2023 |language=en}} Alegre, who had conceded the election, called for a manual recount of votes and an international audit following the nationwide protests. On 5 May, Cubas was arrested in San Lorenzo, accused of breaching the peace.{{Cite web |title=Paraguay far-right populist presidential candidate arrested |url=https://apnews.com/article/cubas-paraguayo-paraguay-crusade-a7e4db52d27fc14355571a0abcc0dd96 |website=AP News |first=Daniel |last1=Politi |location=Buenos Aires |date=5 May 2023 |access-date=5 May 2023}}
References
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