President of Paraguay President of Paraguay The President of Paraguay (), officially known as the President of the Republic of Paraguay (), is according to the Constitution of Paraguay the head of the executive branch of the Government of Paraguay, both head of state and head of government. His honorific title is "Excelentísimo Señor". Under the 1992 constitution, the President is limited to a single five-year term. An attempt by the Senate to abolish term limits on 1 April 2017 resulted in protests; it was ultimately rejected. The Presidential seat is the Palacio de los López, in Asunción. The Presidential residence is the
Politics of Paraguay Politics of Paraguay Politics of Paraguay takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic ( The National Constitution mandates a separation of powers in three branches. Executive power is exercised solely by the President. Legislative power is vested in the two chambers of the National Congress. The Judiciary power is vested on Tribunals and Courts of Civil Law and a nine-member Supreme Court of Justice, all of them independent of the executive and the legislature. The Economist Intelligence Unit has rated Paraguay as "flawed democracy" in 2016. Paraguay's highly public government was fundamentally changed by the 1992