1978 Paraguayan general election

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1978 Paraguayan general election
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  1973 12 February 1978 1983  
Turnout85.96%
Presidential election
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Candidate Alfredo Stroessner Germán Acosta Caballero
Party Colorado Radical Liberal
Popular vote905,46154,984
Percentage90.77%5.51%

President before election

Alfredo Stroessner
Colorado

President-elect

Alfredo Stroessner
Colorado

Parliamentary election

60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
30 seats in the Senate
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
Chamber of Deputies (31 seats for a majority)
Colorado Alfredo Stroessner 90.77400
Radical Liberal Germán Acosta Caballero 5.5112−4
Liberal Fulvio Celauro 3.728+4
Senate (16 seats needed for a majority)
Colorado 90.77200
Radical Liberal 5.516−2
Liberal 3.724+2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in Paraguay on 12 February 1978. [1] Alfredo Stroessner of the Colorado Party won the presidential elections, whilst the Colorado Party won 20 of the 30 seats in the Senate and 40 of the 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. Voter turnout was 86%. [2]

Results

PartyPresidential candidateVotes%Seats
Chamber+/–Senate+/–
Colorado Party Alfredo Stroessner 905,46190.77400200
Radical Liberal Party Germán Acosta Caballero 54,9845.5112–46–2
Liberal Party Fulvio Hugo Celauro 37,0593.728+44+2
Total997,504100.00600300
Valid votes997,50498.73
Invalid/blank votes12,7951.27
Total votes1,010,299100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,175,35185.96
Source: Nohlen, Banks [3]

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 ISBN   978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Nohlen, p426
  3. Arthur S. Banks (1981) Political Handbook of the World 1981, p387