2003 Paraguayan general election

General elections were held in Paraguay on 27 April 2003.[1] The presidential elections were won by Nicanor Duarte of the Colorado Party, who received 38.3% of the vote. In the Congressional elections, the Colorado Party won 37 of the 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 16 of the 45 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 64.3% in the presidential election, 64.2% in the Senate election and 64.1% in the Chamber of Deputies election.[2]

2003 Paraguayan general election

27 April 2003
Turnout64.3% (Presidential)
64.2% (Senate)
64.1% (Chamber of Deputies)
Presidential election
 
Candidate Nicanor Duarte Julio César Franco Pedro Fadul
Party Colorado PLRA PPQ
Popular vote 574,232 370,348 328,916
Percentage 38.30% 24.70% 21.94%

 
Candidate Guillermo Sánchez Guffanti
Party UNACE
Popular vote 208,391
Percentage 13.90%

President before election

Luis Ángel González Macchi
Colorado

President-elect

Nicanor Duarte
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 Nicanor Duarte 35.3 37 -8
PLRA Julio César Franco 25.7 21
PPQ Pedro Fadul 15.3 10 New
UNACE Guillermo Sánchez Guffanti 14.7 10 New
PPS Diego Abente Brun 3.3 2 New
Senate (23 seats needed for a majority)
Colorado 34.4 16 -8
PLRA 25.4 12
PPQ 15.9 7 New
UNACE 14.3 7 New
PEN 2.1 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Nicanor DuarteColorado Party574,23238.30
Julio César FrancoAuthentic Radical Liberal Party370,34824.70
Pedro Nicolás María Fadul NiellaBeloved Fatherland Movement328,91621.94
Guillermo Sánchez GuffantiNational Union of Ethical Citizens208,39113.90
Diego Abente BrunNational Encounter Party8,7450.58
Tomás Zayas RoaFree Fatherland Party4,5590.31
Pedro Almada GaleanoBroad Front Party1,4430.10
Guillermo Gustavo Hellmers WeilerDemocratic Movement Force Independent1,3700.09
Gladys Teresa Notario CortazaParaguayan Humanist Party1,1960.08
Invalid/blank votes46,992
Total1,546,192100
Registered voters/turnout2,405,10864.29
Source: Justicia Electoral

Senate

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Colorado Party508,50634.416–8
Authentic Radical Liberal Party374,85425.412
Beloved Fatherland Movement234,74815.97New
National Union of Ethical Citizens211,07814.37New
Party for a Country of Solidarity67,4624.60New
National Encounter Party31,2122.11
Partido Patria Libre16,1511.10New
Revolutionary Febrerista Party10,2020.70New
Citizen's Force Movement6,7660.50New
Independent Party in Action3,7910.30New
Paraguayan Humanist Party3,5150.20New
Christian Democratic Party3,0100.200
Broad Front Party2,8280.20New
Independent Democratic Force2,2840.20New
Invalid/blank votes67,815
Total1,544,222100450
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Colorado Party520,76135.337-8
Authentic Radical Liberal Party379,06625.721
Beloved Fatherland Movement255,81115.310New
National Union of Ethical Citizens216,80314.710New
Party for a Country of Solidarity49,2803.32New
National Encounter Party39,3722.70
Revolutionary Febrerista Party11,5420.80New
Partido Patria Libre16,4801.10New
Citizen's Force Movement6,7490.50New
Paraguayan Humanist Party2,8670.20New
Broad Front Party2,6700.20New
Independent Party in Action1,9780.10New
Christian Democratic Party1,9270.100
Independent Democratic Force1,3020.10New
Invalid/blank votes65,564
Total1,542,172100800
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, pp426-432
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