1989 Paraguayan general election

Early general elections were held in Paraguay on 1 May 1989,[1] following a military coup on 3 February which toppled Alfredo Stroessner who had been re-elected the previous year. For the first time in several years, the opposition was allowed to contest the elections more or less unmolested; the Communists were the only party that was banned from taking part.[2][3]

1989 Paraguayan general election
1 May 1989
Turnout54% (Presidential)
52% (Parliamentary)
Presidential election
 
Candidate Andrés Rodríguez Domingo Laíno
Party Colorado PLRA
Popular vote 882,957 241,829
Percentage 76.59% 20.98%
President before election

Andrés Rodríguez
Colorado

 President-elect

Andrés Rodríguez
Colorado

Parliamentary election
72 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
37 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ±
Colorado Andrés Rodríguez 74.5% 48 +8
PLRA Domingo Laíno 20.2% 21 New
PRF Fernando Sánchez 2.1% 2 New
Radical Liberal 1.3% 1 -12
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Andrés Rodríguez, who had led the coup and had been serving as provisional president since then, was elected president in his own right[3][2] running on the Colorado Party ticket. The Colorado Party also won 48 of the 72 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. Voter turnout was 54% in the presidential election and 52% in the parliamentary elections.[4]

The presidential elections were held under a provision of the constitution that required a fresh election in the event that the incumbent resigned less than two years into his term. That same provision stipulated that the winner would not serve a full five-year term, but only the balance of the previous president's term.[3]

Results

President
Candidate Party Votes %
Andrés RodríguezColorado Party882,95776.59
Domingo LaínoAuthentic Radical Liberal Party241,82920.98
Fernando Antonio Vera SánchezRevolutionary Febrerista Party11,0070.95
Secundino Núñez MedinaChristian Democratic Party8,0320.70
Carlos Ferreira IbarraLiberal Party4,4230.38
Blas Manuel MangabeiraUnified Radical Liberal Party3,5450.31
Carlos Gustavo Callizo PariniParaguayan Humanist Party1,0580.09
Invalid/blank votes11,197–
Total1,164,048100
Registered voters/turnout2,226,06152.29
Source: Justicia Electoral

Chamber of Deputies
Party Votes % Seats +/-
Colorado Party845,82074.548+8
Authentic Radical Liberal Party229,32920.221New
Revolutionary Febrerista Party23,8152.12New
Radical Liberal Party15,0831.31-12
Christian Democratic Party11,6741.00New
Liberal Party5,5440.50-7
Unified Radical Liberal Party3,4760.30New
Paraguayan Humanist Party1,0690.10New
Invalid/blank votes21,971–––
Total1,157,78110072+12
Source: Nohlen
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References
  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Nohlen, p416
  3. History Library of Congress Country Studies
  4. Nohlen, p426


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