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.

Schedule

Position	2008	2009	2013
Type	Presidential (April) National Congress (April) Gubernatorial (April)	None	Presidential (April) National Congress (April) Gubernatorial (April)
President and vice president	President and vice president	None	President and vice president
National Congress	All seats	None	All seats
Provinces, cities and municipalities	All positions	None	All positions

Position	2008	2009	2013
Type	Presidential (August) National Congress (August) Gubernatorial (August)	None	Presidential (August) National Congress (August) Gubernatorial (August)
President and vice president	15 August	None	15 August
National Congress	15 August	None	15 August
Provinces, cities and municipalities	15 August	None	15 August

**Summary of the 20 April 2008 Paraguayan presidential election results**
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Fernando Lugo	Patriotic Alliance for Change (Alianza Patriótica por el Cambio)	704,966	42.3
Blanca Ovelar	Colorado Party (Asociación Nacional Republicana – Partido Colorado)	530,552	30.6
Lino Oviedo	National Union of Ethical Citizens (Unión Nacional de Ciudadanos Éticos)	379,571	21.9
Pedro Fadul	Beloved Fatherland Movement (Movimiento Patria Querida)	41,004	2.5
Sergio Martínez E.	Paraguayan Humanist Party (Partido Humanista Paraguayo)	5,852	0.4
Horacio Galeano Perrone	Tetã Pyahu Movement (Movimiento Tetã Pyahu)	2,788	0.1
Julio López	Workers' Party (Partido de los Trabajadores)	2,288	0.1
Invalid/blank votes		59,885	3.5
Total		1,726,906	100
Registered voters/turnout		–	65.6
Source: Adam Carr's Election Archive

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

**20 April 2008 Congress of Paraguay election results**
Parties	Chamber of Deputies	Senate
National Republican Association/Colorado Party (Asociación Nacional Republicana/Partido Colorado)	29	15
Authentic Radical Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Radical Auténtico)	26	14
National Union of Ethical Citizens (Unión Nacional de Ciudadanos Éticos)	16	9
Beloved Fatherland Movement (Movimiento Patria Querida)	3	4
Patriotic Alliance for Change (Alianza Patriótica para el Cambio)	2	—
Popular Movement Tekojoja (Movimiento Popular Tekojoja)	1	1
Democratic Progressive Party (Partido Democrático Progresista)	1	1
Departmental Alliance Boquerón (Alianza Departamental Boquerón)	1	—
Party for a Country of Solidarity (Partido País Solidario)	—	1
Unknown	1	—
Total (turnout %)	80	45
Source: ABC.com.py, ABC.com.py

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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