Paraguayan general election, 1989
Early general elections were held in Paraguay on 1 May 1989,[1] following the overthrow of President Alfredo Stroessner on 3 February. For the first time in several years, the opposition was allowed to contest the elections more or less unmolested.[2] The presidential elections were won by Andrés Rodríguez (who had led the coup)[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.[3]
Results
President
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
|---|
| Andrés Rodríguez | Colorado Party | 894,374 | 75.9 |
| Domingo Laino | Authentic Radical Liberal Party | 240,600 | 20.4 |
| Aniano Estigarribia | Radical Liberal Party | 14,849 | 1.3 |
| Fernando Vera | Revolutionary Febrerista Party | 11,041 | 0.9 |
| Secundio Nueñez | Christian Democratic Party | 8,116 | 0.8 |
| | Liberal Party | 5,051 | 0.4 |
| | Unified Radical Liberal Party | 3,545 | 0.3 |
| | Paraguayan Humanist Party | 1,028 | 0.1 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 24,222 | – |
| Total | 1,202,826 | 100 |
| Source: Nohlen |
Chamber of Deputies
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/- |
|---|
| Colorado Party | 845,820 | 74.5 | 48 | +8 |
| Authentic Radical Liberal Party | 229,329 | 20.2 | 21 | New |
| Revolutionary Febrerista Party | 23,815 | 2.1 | 2 | New |
| Radical Liberal Party | 15,083 | 1.3 | 1 | -12 |
| Christian Democratic Party | 11,674 | 1.0 | 0 | New |
| Liberal Party | 5,544 | 0.5 | 0 | -7 |
| Unified Radical Liberal Party | 3,476 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
| Paraguayan Humanist Party | 1,069 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 21,971 | – | – | – |
| Total | 1,157,781 | 100 | 72 | +12 |
| Source: Nohlen |
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nohlen, p416
- ↑ Nohlen, p426
