Paraguay's bicameral Congress (Congreso) consists of a 45-member Senate and an 80-member Chamber of Deputies. It serves as the legislative branch of the Paraguayan state. In government, bicameralism (bi + Latin camera, chamber) is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. ... The Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) is the lower house of Paraguays bicameral legislature, the National Congress. ...

Both chambers of Congress are elected concurrently with the president by means of a proportional representation system. Deputies are elected by department and Senators on a nationwide basis. The Chamber of Deputies is the name given to the lower house of the bicameral legislatures of the following countries: It is also the name given to the unicameral parliaments of the following countries: Historically, the Chamber of Deputies (fr:Chambre des députés) was the lower house of... Paraguay consists of 18 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) (capitals in parentheses): Alto Paraguay (Fuerte Olimpo) Alto Paraná (Ciudad del Este) Amambay (Pedro Juan Caballero) Asunción (Asunción) Boquerón (Filadelfìa) Caaguazú (Coronel Oviedo) Caazapá (Caazapá) Canindeyú (Salto del Guairá) Central (Areguá) Concepción (Concepción) Cordillera (Caacupé) Guair... A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ...

External links

• http://www.senado.gov.py/ Senate
• http://www.camdip.gov.py/ Chamber of Deputies