1998 Paraguayan general election

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]

1998 Paraguayan general election

10 May 1998
Turnout80.5%
Presidential election
 
Candidate Raúl Cubas Grau Domingo Laíno
Party Colorado Democratic Alliance (ARLP & PEN)
Popular vote 887,196 703,379
Percentage 55.35% 43.88%

President before election

Juan Carlos Wasmosy
Colorado

President-elect

Raúl Cubas Grau
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 Raúl Cubas Grau 53.8 45 +7
Democratic Alliance Domingo Laíno 42.8 35 -7
Senate (23 seats needed for a majority)
Colorado 51.7 24 +4
Democratic Alliance 42.1 20 -5
PB 2.3 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

To date, this is the only time since the restoration of democracy in Paraguay that a presidential candidate has been elected with a majority.

Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Raúl Cubas GrauColorado Party887,19655.35
Domingo LaínoDemocratic Alliance¹ ARLP703,37943.88
Luis Alberto Campos DoriaRevolutionary Febrerista Party8,1390.51
Gustavo Bader IbáñezNational Christian Union4,1920.26
Invalid/blank votes47,819
Total1,650,725100
Registered voters/turnout2,049,44980.54
Source: Justicia Electoral

¹The Democratic Alliance was an alliance of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party and the National Encounter Party.

Senate

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Colorado Party813,28751.724+4
Democratic Alliance661,76442.120-5
National Christian Union36,4242.31New
National Renewal Movement23,8441.50New
Christian Democratic Party19,8911.30New
Revolutionary Febrerista Party16,6671.10New
Invalid/blank votes77,003
Total1,648,880100450
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Colorado Party857,47353.845+7
Democratic Alliance681,91742.835-7
Revolutionary Febrerista Party20,1211.30New
National Renewal Movement16,8631.10New
Christian Democratic Party9,2490.60New
National Christian Union8,7910.60New
Invalid/blank votes55,005
Total1,649,419100800
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, p426
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