2003 Paraguayan general election

General elections were held in Paraguay on 27 April 2003.[1] The presidential elections were won by Nicanor Duarte of the Colorado Party, who received 38.3% of the vote. In the Congressional elections, the Colorado Party won 37 of the 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 16 of the 45 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 64.3% in the presidential election, 64.2% in the Senate election and 64.1% in the Chamber of Deputies election.[2]

2003 Paraguayan general election

27 April 2003
Turnout	64.3% (Presidential) 64.2% (Senate) 64.1% (Chamber of Deputies)
Presidential election
Candidate Nicanor Duarte Julio César Franco Pedro Fadul Party Colorado PLRA PPQ Popular vote 574,232 370,348 328,916 Percentage 38.30% 24.70% 21.94%   Candidate Guillermo Sánchez Guffanti Party UNACE Popular vote 208,391 Percentage 13.90%
President before election Luis Ángel González Macchi Colorado President-elect Nicanor Duarte Colorado
Parliamentary election
80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 45 seats in the Senate
Party Leader % Seats ± Chamber of Deputies (41 seats for a majority) Colorado Nicanor Duarte 35.3 37 -8 PLRA Julio César Franco 25.7 21 PPQ Pedro Fadul 15.3 10 New UNACE Guillermo Sánchez Guffanti 14.7 10 New PPS Diego Abente Brun 3.3 2 New Senate (23 seats needed for a majority) Colorado 34.4 16 -8 PLRA 25.4 12 PPQ 15.9 7 New UNACE 14.3 7 New PEN 2.1 1 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Nicanor Duarte	Colorado Party	574,232	38.30
Julio César Franco	Authentic Radical Liberal Party	370,348	24.70
Pedro Nicolás María Fadul Niella	Beloved Fatherland Movement	328,916	21.94
Guillermo Sánchez Guffanti	National Union of Ethical Citizens	208,391	13.90
Diego Abente Brun	National Encounter Party	8,745	0.58
Tomás Zayas Roa	Free Fatherland Party	4,559	0.31
Pedro Almada Galeano	Broad Front Party	1,443	0.10
Guillermo Gustavo Hellmers Weiler	Democratic Movement Force Independent	1,370	0.09
Gladys Teresa Notario Cortaza	Paraguayan Humanist Party	1,196	0.08
Invalid/blank votes		46,992	–
Total		1,546,192	100
Registered voters/turnout		2,405,108	64.29
Source: Justicia Electoral

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Colorado Party	508,506	34.4	16	–8
Authentic Radical Liberal Party	374,854	25.4	12	–
Beloved Fatherland Movement	234,748	15.9	7	New
National Union of Ethical Citizens	211,078	14.3	7	New
Party for a Country of Solidarity	67,462	4.6	0	New
National Encounter Party	31,212	2.1	1	–
Partido Patria Libre	16,151	1.1	0	New
Revolutionary Febrerista Party	10,202	0.7	0	New
Citizen's Force Movement	6,766	0.5	0	New
Independent Party in Action	3,791	0.3	0	New
Paraguayan Humanist Party	3,515	0.2	0	New
Christian Democratic Party	3,010	0.2	0	0
Broad Front Party	2,828	0.2	0	New
Independent Democratic Force	2,284	0.2	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	67,815	–	–	–
Total	1,544,222	100	45	0
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Colorado Party	520,761	35.3	37	-8
Authentic Radical Liberal Party	379,066	25.7	21	–
Beloved Fatherland Movement	255,811	15.3	10	New
National Union of Ethical Citizens	216,803	14.7	10	New
Party for a Country of Solidarity	49,280	3.3	2	New
National Encounter Party	39,372	2.7	0	–
Revolutionary Febrerista Party	11,542	0.8	0	New
Partido Patria Libre	16,480	1.1	0	New
Citizen's Force Movement	6,749	0.5	0	New
Paraguayan Humanist Party	2,867	0.2	0	New
Broad Front Party	2,670	0.2	0	New
Independent Party in Action	1,978	0.1	0	New
Christian Democratic Party	1,927	0.1	0	0
Independent Democratic Force	1,302	0.1	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	65,564	–	–	–
Total	1,542,172	100	80	0
Source: Nohlen

References

1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
2. Nohlen, pp426-432