Everything is ready for the presidential handover ceremony, which, in addition to the protocol acts itself, will also include an artistic show and military and student parades.
The team of the president-elect, Santiago Peña, announced the agenda scheduled for Tuesday, August 15, a holiday for the foundation of Asunción and the date of the inauguration of the new Government.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 15
07:00
Beginning of the Solemn Session of the National Congress in the Bicameral Hall of the National Congress.
Intermediate room: Transfer to the Official Box, Esplanade of the Bay of the Palacio de López.
08:30
Restart of the Solemn Session of the National Congress, on the Esplanade of the Bay of the Palacio de López, for the swearing in of Santiago Peña and Pedro Alliana, as President and Vice President of the Republic of Paraguay, respectively, for the period 2023-2028.
Subsequently, the swearing-in ceremony of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Executive Branch is scheduled, in the Official Box.
10:30 a.m.
Solemn Te Deum in the Metropolitan Cathedral, on the occasion of the beginning of a new Constitutional Period and in Commemoration of the 486th Anniversary of the Foundation of the City of Asunción.
11:30 a.m.
In the Independence Hall of the Palacio de López, greetings from the Heads of the Special Missions and Official Delegations to the President of the Republic, Santiago Peña and the First Lady of the Nation, Leticia Ocampos.
13:00
Lunch offered by Santiago Peña and the First Lady in Mburuvicha Róga, in honor of the Heads of State, Government and Special Guests.
Simultaneously, Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano will offer a reception in honor of the Special Foreign Missions and Special Guests. It will be at the Talleyrand Costanera restaurant
15:00
Military and Police Parade in homage to the present leaders and to the 486th Anniversary of the Foundation of the City of Asunción.
Place: Avda. Mcal. Francisco Solano López c/ J. Kubitschek, next to the “Mburuvicha Róga” Presidential Residence.
20:00
Artistic Show on the Asunción Waterfront, on the occasion of the beginning of a new Constitutional Period of Government and in Commemoration of the 486th Anniversary of the Foundation of the City of Asunción.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16
08:30
Country Presentation: “PARAGUAY THE RESURGENCE OF A GIANT”
Place: Convention Hall of the Cultural Center of the Central Bank of Paraguay (BCP).
