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Constitution of the Republic of Paraguay 1992, as amended to 2011
Vice-President
- EnglishThere will be a Vice President of the Republic who, in case of impediment or temporary absence of the President or permanent vacancy of such office, will immediately substitute him, with all his attributions. (Art. 227)
- SpanishHabrá un Vicepresidente de la República quién, en caso de impedimento o ausencia temporal del Presidente o vacancia definitiva de dicho cargo, lo sustituirá de inmediato, con todas sus atribuciones. (Art. 227)
Vice-President
- EnglishTo be President of the Republic or Vice President, it is required:
1. to have natural Paraguayan nationality;
2. to be already thirty years old, and
3. to be in full exercise of their civil and political rights. (Art. 228) - SpanishPara ser Presidente de la República o Vicepresidente se requiere:
1. tener nacionalidad paraguaya natural;
2. haber cumplido treinta y cinco años, y
3. estar en pleno ejercicio de sus derechos civiles y políticos. (Art. 228)
Vice-President
- EnglishThe President of the Republic and the Vice President will be elected jointly and directly by the People, by simple majority of votes, in general elections realized between ninety and one hundred and twenty days before the expiration of the constitutional period in force. (Art. 230)
- SpanishEl Presidente de la República y el Vicepresidente serán elegidos conjunta y directamente por el pueblo, por mayoría simple de votos, en comicios generales que se realizarán entre noventa y ciento veinte días antes de expirar el período constitucional vigente. (Art. 230)
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Constitution of the Republic of Paraguay 1992, as amended to 2011 (English). According to Art. 140: “… Castilian and Guarani are official languages. …”
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Chapter XII on Constitutional Guarantees.