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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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| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raúl Cubas Grau | Colorado Party | 887,196 | 55.3 |
| Domingo Laino | Authentic Radical Liberal Party | 703,379 | 43.9 |
| Luis Campos | Revolutionary Febrerista Party | 8,139 | 0.5 |
| Gustavo Bader Ibáñez | National Christian Union | 4,192 | 0.3 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 47,819 | – | |
| Total | 1,650,725 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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