1954 Paraguayan presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Paraguay on 11 July 1954,[1] following a military coup on 8 May which toppled Federico Chávez who had been re-elected the previous year. At the time, the Colorado Party was the only legally permitted party. As such, Colorado presidential candidate Alfredo Stroessner was elected unopposed.[2][3]

1954 Paraguayan general election

11 July 1954
 
Candidate Alfredo Stroessner
Party Colorado
Popular vote 236,191
Percentage 100%

President before election

Tomás Romero Pereira
Colorado

President-elect

Alfredo Stroessner
Colorado

This would be the first of Stroessner's eight consecutive election victories.[4]

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Alfredo StroessnerColorado Party236,191100
Invalid/blank votes3,787
Total239,978100
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Opposition Parties Library of Congress Country Studies
  3. Nohlen, p434
  4. "Obituary: General Alfredo Stroessner". the Guardian. 2006-08-17. Retrieved 2020-09-16.


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