Bolivia held a general election on 9 July 1978, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new National Congress.
| Presidential candidates | Candidates for Vice President | Party/Alliance | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Pereda Asbún (independent) | Alfredo Franco Guachalla (MNR-J) | UNP | 986,140 | 50.90 |
| Hernán Siles Zuazo (MNRI) | Edil Sandoval Morón (MNRI) | UDP | 484,383 | 25.00 |
| Víctor Paz Estenssoro (MNR) | Walter Guevara Arce (PRA) | ADRN | 213,622 | 11.03 |
| René Bernal Escalante (PDC) | Remo Di Natale (PDC) | PDC/PRB | 167,131 | 08.63 |
| Juan Pereda Asbún (independent) | Jaime Arellano Castaneda (MNRP) | MNRP | 40,905 | 02.11 |
| Casiano Amurrio Rocha (PCML) | Domitila Chungara (independent) | FRI | 23,459 | 01.21 |
| Luciano Tapia Quisbert (MITKA) | Isidoro Copa Mayo (MITKA) | MITKA | 12,207 | 00.63 |
| Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz (PS-1) | Carlos Gómez García (PS-1) | PS-1 | 8,323 | 00.43 |
| René Bernal Escalante (PDC) | Remo Di Natale (PDC) | PRO | 1,171 | 00.06 |
| Valid votes | 1,937,341 | 100 | ||
| Invalid votes | 53,330 | |||
| Votes cast | 1,971,968 | |||
| Registered voters | 1,921,556 | |||
| Population | 5,292,497 | |||
The official number of votes surpassed that of registered voters, being at the same time lower than the total sum corresponding to the valid, blank and invalid votes. After examining a number of allegations of fraud and other irregularities, the Electoral court decided to annul the results (20 July). [2]
UNP – Nationalist Union of the People (Unión Nacionalista del Pueblo). Electoral alliance formed by
Bolivian Socialist Falange, FSB (right-wing pro-military faction led by Gaston Moreira Ostria);
Revolutionary Nationalist Movement-Julio, MNR-J (pro-military faction led by Rubén Julio Castro);
Authentic Revolutionary Party, PRA (pro-military faction led by Jorge Ríos Gamarra);
Committee of National Unity, CUN;
Popular Christian Movement, MPC;
Revolutionary Left Party, PIR;
Liberal Party, PL;
Barrientista National Union, UNB;
Republican Socialist Unity Party, PURS;
Social Christian Party, PSC. [3]
UDP – Democratic and Popular Union (Unidad Democratica y Popular). Electoral alliance formed by
Nationalist Revolutionary Movement of the Left, MNRI;
Communist Party of Bolivia, PCB;
Revolutionary Left Movement, MIR;
Tupaj Katari Revolutionary Movement, MRTK;
Socialist Party-Guillermo Aponte Burela, PS-Aponte;
Movement of the National Left, MIN;
Popular Movement for National Liberation, MPLN;
Alliance of the National Left, ALIN;
Revolutionary Workers Party Trotskyist-Posadist, POR-TP;
Organization of Revolutionary Unity, OUR;
Center for the Study of Natural Resources, CERNA;
Offensive of the Democratic Left, OID. [4]
ADRN – Democratic Alliance of National Revolution (Alianza Democrática de la Revolución Nacional). Electoral alliance formed by
Nationalist Revolutionary Movement, MNR (historical faction led by Víctor Paz Estenssoro) and
Authentic Revolutionary Party, PRA (historical faction led by Walter Guevara Arce). [5]
PDC – Christian Democratic Party.
PRB – Barrientista Revolutionary Party.
MNRP – Nationalist Revolutionary Movement of the People.
FRI – Revolutionary Left Front (Frente Revolucionario de Izquierda). Electoral alliance formed by
Revolutionary Party of the Nationalist Left, PRIN;
Communist Party of Bolivia (Marxist–Leninist), PCML;
Communist Vanguard of the Revolutionary Workers' Party, VCPOR;
Revolutionary Workers' Party, POR;
Revolutionary Party of the Workers of Bolivia, PRTB.
MITKA – Indian Movement Tupaj Katari.
PS-1 – Socialist Party-One.
PRO – Eastern Rural Party.
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