1928 Paraguayan presidential election

1928 Paraguayan presidential election
← 1924 18 April 1928 1932 →
	Presidential election
President before election; Eligio Ayala; Liberal	Elected President ; José Patricio Guggiari; Liberal

Presidential elections were held in Paraguay on 14 April 1928.^[1] José Patricio Guggiari of the Liberal Party won the elections.^[2] The Colorado Party candidate was Eduardo Fleitas.^[3]

The election is considered to have been the first free and fair presidential elections in Paraguayan history.^[2] Nonetheless, aroun 14,000 blank ballots were cast, according to The New York Times, as a protest against alleged election fraud.^[1]

Results


Party		Presidential candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Party	José Patricio Guggiari	51,139	68.34
	Colorado Party	Eduardo Fleitas	23,687	31.66
Total			74,826	100.00

Valid votes			74,826	84.20
Invalid/blank votes			14,043	15.80
Total votes			88,869	100.00
Source: The New York Times^[1]

References

1 2 3 "Gugiari Wins Paraguay Election". The New York Times. 1928-04-19. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
1 2 Lewis, Paul H. (1991). "Paraguay since 1930". In Bethell, Leslie (ed.). The Cambridge History of Latin America. Vol. 8: Latin America since 1930: Spanish South America. Cambridge University Press. pp. 233–266. doi:10.1017/chol9780521266529.005. ISBN 978-0-521-26652-9.
↑ "PRESIDENCIA DE JOSÉ PATRICIO GUGGIARI". Portal Guarani (in Spanish).

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[NYT-1] 1 2 3 "Gugiari Wins Paraguay Election". The New York Times. 1928-04-19. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-05-10.

[:0-2] 1 2 Lewis, Paul H. (1991). "Paraguay since 1930". In Bethell, Leslie (ed.). The Cambridge History of Latin America. Vol. 8: Latin America since 1930: Spanish South America. Cambridge University Press. pp. 233–266. doi:10.1017/chol9780521266529.005. ISBN 978-0-521-26652-9.

[3] "PRESIDENCIA DE JOSÉ PATRICIO GUGGIARI". Portal Guarani (in Spanish).

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