1998 Paraguayan general election
General elections were held in Paraguay on 10 May 1998.[1] The presidential elections were won by Raúl Cubas Grau of the Colorado Party, who received 55.3% of the vote. In the Congressional elections, the Colorado Party won 45 of the 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 24 of the 45 seats in the Senate, defeating the Democratic Alliance formed by the Authentic Radical Liberal Party and the National Encounter Party. Voter turnout was 80.5%.[2]
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To date, this is the only time since the restoration of democracy in Paraguay that a presidential candidate has been elected with a majority.
Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Raúl Cubas Grau | Colorado Party | 887,196 | 55.35 | |
| Domingo Laíno | Democratic Alliance¹ ARLP | 703,379 | 43.88 | |
| Luis Alberto Campos Doria | Revolutionary Febrerista Party | 8,139 | 0.51 | |
| Gustavo Bader Ibáñez | National Christian Union | 4,192 | 0.26 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 47,819 | – | ||
| Total | 1,650,725 | 100 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,049,449 | 80.54 | ||
| Source: Justicia Electoral | ||||
¹The Democratic Alliance was an alliance of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party and the National Encounter Party.
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
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| Colorado Party | 813,287 | 51.7 | 24 | +4 |
| Democratic Alliance | 661,764 | 42.1 | 20 | -5 |
| National Christian Union | 36,424 | 2.3 | 1 | New |
| National Renewal Movement | 23,844 | 1.5 | 0 | New |
| Christian Democratic Party | 19,891 | 1.3 | 0 | New |
| Revolutionary Febrerista Party | 16,667 | 1.1 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 77,003 | – | – | – |
| Total | 1,648,880 | 100 | 45 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Chamber of Deputies
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
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| Colorado Party | 857,473 | 53.8 | 45 | +7 |
| Democratic Alliance | 681,917 | 42.8 | 35 | -7 |
| Revolutionary Febrerista Party | 20,121 | 1.3 | 0 | New |
| National Renewal Movement | 16,863 | 1.1 | 0 | New |
| Christian Democratic Party | 9,249 | 0.6 | 0 | New |
| National Christian Union | 8,791 | 0.6 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 55,005 | – | – | – |
| Total | 1,649,419 | 100 | 80 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
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References
- Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- Nohlen, p426
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