2003 Paraguayan general election

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Turnout

64.29% (

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Candidate	Nicanor Duarte	Julio César Franco
Party	Colorado	PLRA
Popular vote	574,232	370,348
Percentage	38.30%	24.70%


Candidate	Pedro Fadul [es]	Guillermo Sánchez Guffanti
Party	PPQ	UNACE
Popular vote	328,916	208,391
Percentage	21.94%	13.90%

Results by department

President before election

Luis Ángel González Macchi
Colorado

President-elect

Nicanor Duarte
Colorado

Chamber of Deputies

All 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
41 seats needed for a majority

Party	Leader	%	Seats	+/–
Colorado	Nicanor Duarte	35.27	37	−8
PLRA	Julio César Franco	25.67	21	−5
PPQ	Pedro Fadul [es]	15.29	10	New
UNACE	Guillermo Sánchez Guffanti	14.68	10	New
PPS	Diego Abente Brun	3.34	2	New

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Senate

All 45 seats in the Senate
23 seats needed for a majority

Party	%	Seats	+/–
Colorado	34.44	16	−8
PLRA	25.39	12	−1
PPQ	15.90	7	New
UNACE	14.30	7	New
PEN	2.11	1	−6

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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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]

Results

President


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Nicanor Duarte	Colorado Party	574,232	38.30
	Julio César Franco	Authentic Radical Liberal Party	370,348	24.70
	Pedro Fadul [es]	Beloved Fatherland Party	328,916	21.94
	Guillermo Sánchez Guffanti	National Union of Ethical Citizens	208,391	13.90
	Diego Abente Brun	National Encounter Party	8,745	0.58
	Tomás Zayas Roa	Partido Patria Libre	4,559	0.30
	Pedro Almada Galeano	Broad Front Party [es]	1,443	0.10
	Guillermo Gustavo Hellmers Weiler	Independent Democratic Force	1,370	0.09
	Teresa Notario [es]	Paraguayan Humanist Party	1,196	0.08
Total			1,499,200	100.00

Valid votes			1,499,200	96.96
Invalid/blank votes			46,992	3.04
Total votes			1,546,192	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,405,108	64.29
Source: Justicia Electoral

Senate


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Colorado Party	508,506	34.44	16	–8
	Authentic Radical Liberal Party	374,854	25.39	12	–1
	Beloved Fatherland Party	234,748	15.90	7	New
	National Union of Ethical Citizens	211,078	14.30	7	New
	Party for a Country of Solidarity	67,462	4.57	0	New
	National Encounter Party	31,212	2.11	1	–6
	Partido Patria Libre	16,151	1.09	0	New
	Revolutionary Febrerista Party	10,202	0.69	0	New
	Citizen's Force Movement	6,766	0.46	0	New
	Independent Party in Action	3,791	0.26	0	New
	Paraguayan Humanist Party	3,515	0.24	0	New
	Christian Democratic Party	3,010	0.20	0	0
	Broad Front Party [es]	2,828	0.19	0	New
	Independent Democratic Force	2,284	0.15	0	New
Total		1,476,407	100.00	43	0

Valid votes		1,476,407	95.61
Invalid/blank votes		67,815	4.39
Total votes		1,544,222	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,405,108	64.21
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Colorado Party	520,761	35.27	37	–8
	Authentic Radical Liberal Party	379,066	25.67	21	–5
	Beloved Fatherland Party	225,811	15.29	10	New
	National Union of Ethical Citizens	216,803	14.68	10	New
	Party for a Country of Solidarity	49,280	3.34	2	New
	National Encounter Party	39,372	2.67	0	–9
	Partido Patria Libre	16,480	1.12	0	New
	Revolutionary Febrerista Party	11,542	0.78	0	New
	Citizen's Force Movement	6,749	0.46	0	New
	Paraguayan Humanist Party	2,867	0.19	0	New
	Broad Front Party [es]	2,670	0.18	0	New
	Independent Party in Action	1,978	0.13	0	New
	Christian Democratic Party	1,927	0.13	0	0
	Independent Democratic Force	1,302	0.09	0	New
Total		1,476,608	100.00	80	0

Valid votes		1,476,608	95.75
Invalid/blank votes		65,564	4.25
Total votes		1,542,172	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,405,108	64.12
Source: Nohlen

References

^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
^ Nohlen, pp426-432

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