2021 Paraguayan municipal elections

The municipal elections of Paraguay in 2021 were held on Sunday, October 10 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

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
  1. Elecciones Municipales 10 de octubre 2021 - Dossier Informativo
  2. Paraguay posterga sus elecciones municipales y partidarias por el coronavirus
  3. C1. Paraguay. Población total, estimada y proyectada, por sexo y grupos de edad, 2000-2025
  4. Electores Habilitados para votar por Año Electoral
  5. Están habilitados más de 4 millones de electores para los comicios
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