1953 Paraguayan general election

1953 Paraguayan general election

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Presidential election

Candidate Federico Chaves Party Colorado Popular vote 224,788 Percentage 100%

Results by department

President before election Federico Chaves Colorado Elected President Federico Chaves Colorado

General elections were held in Paraguay on 15 February 1953. ^[1] At the time, the Colorado Party was the only legally permitted party. ^[2] As such, incumbent president candidate Federico Chaves was re-elected unopposed. ^[3]

Chaves would only stay in office for a little over a year before he was overthrown in a May 1954 coup led by General Alfredo Stroessner, who was elected his successor in a special election in July. ^[4]

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Federico Chaves	Colorado Party	224,788	100.00
Total			224,788	100.00
Valid votes			224,788	94.83
Invalid/blank votes			12,261	5.17
Total votes			237,049	100.00
Source: Nohlen

References

1. Dieter Nohlen (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. W. John Green (2015). A History of Political Murder in Latin America: Killing the Messengers of Change. SUNY Press. p. 265. ISBN   9781438456652.