2021 Paraguayan municipal elections
October 10, 2021

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

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 Asunción 1 24
Departamento de Concepción Concepción 13 129
Departamento de San Pedro San Pedro 22 213
Departamento de Cordillera Cordillera 20 204
Departamento de Guairá Guairá 18 168
Departamento de Caaguazú Caaguazú 22 222
Caazapá 11 111
Departamento de Itapúa Itapúa 30 348
Departamento de Misiones Misiones 10 111
Departamento de Paraguarí Paraguarí 18 180
Alto Paraná 22 252
Departamento Central Central 19 228
Departamento de Ñeembucú Ñeembucú 16 159
Amambay 6 63
Canindeyú 16 159
Presidente Hayes 9 105
Departamento de Alto Paraguay Alto Paraguay 4 45
Departamento de Boquerón 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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