Elections in Paraguay

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Elections in Paraguay gives information on election and election results in Paraguay.

Paraguay elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The National Congress (Congreso Nacional) has two chambers. The Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) has 80 members, elected for a five year term by proportional representation. The Chamber of Senators (Cámara de Senadores) has 45 members, elected for a five year term by proportional representation.

[edit] Latest elections

e • d 27 April 2003 Paraguay presidential **election results**
Candidates	Parties	Votes	%
Oscar Nicanor Duarte Frutos	Colorado Party	573,594	38.3
Julio César Ramón Franco Gómez	Authentic Radical Liberal Party	369,963	24.7
Pedro Nicolás Maráa Fadul Niella	Beloved Fatherland Movement	328,449	21.9
Guillermo Sánchez Guffanti	National Union of Ethical Citizens	208,003	14.0
Other		17,263	1.1
Total (turnout 64.2 %)		1,497,272	100
Source: Adam Carr

e • d 27 April 2003 Congress of Paraguay **election results**
Parties	Deputies			Chamber of Senators
Parties	Votes	%	Seats	%	Seats
National Republican Association/Colorado Party (Asociación Nacional Republicana/Partido Colorado)		35.3	37	32.9	16
Authentic Radical Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Radical Auténtico)		25.7	21	24.3	12
Beloved Fatherland Movement (Movimiento Patria Querida)		15.3	10	15.2	7
National Union of Ethical Citizens (Unión Nacional de Ciudadanos Éticos)		14.7	10	13.7	7
Party for a Country of Solidarity (Partido País Solidario)		3.3	2	4.3	2
National Encounter Party (Partido Encuentro Nacional)		3.1	-	2.0	1
Free Fatherland Party (Partido Patria Libre)		1.1	-	1.0	-
Total (turnout 64 %)			80		45
Source: Paraguay Global

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