Paraguayan general election, 2003

General elections were held in Paraguay on 27 April 2003. 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.

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Nicanor Duarte	Colorado Party	574,232	38.3
Julio César Franco	Authentic Radical Liberal Party	370,348	24.7
Pedro Fadul	Beloved Fatherland Movement	328,916	21.9
Guillermo Sánchez	National Union of Ethical Citizens	208,391	13.9
Diego Abente Brun	National Encounter Party	8,745	0.6
Tomás Zayas	Free Fatherland Party	4,559	0.3
Pedro Alamada Galeano	Broad Front Party	1,443	0.1
Guillermo Hellmers	Independent Democratic Force	1,370	0.1
Teresa Notario	Paraguayan Humanist Party	1,196	0.1
Invalid/blank votes		46,992	–
Total		1,546,192	100
Source: Nohlen

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Colorado Party	508,506	34.4	16	–8
Authentic Radical Liberal Party	374,854	25.4	12	–
Beloved Fatherland Movement	234,748	15.9	7	New
National Union of Ethical Citizens	211,078	14.3	7	New
Party for a Country of Solidarity	67,462	4.6	0	New
National Encounter Party	31,212	2.1	1	–
Partido Patria Libre	16,151	1.1	0	New
Revolutionary Febrerista Party	10,202	0.7	0	New
Citizen's Force Movement	6,766	0.5	0	New
PIA	3,791	0.3	0	New
Paraguayan Humanist Party	3,515	0.2	0	New
Christian Democratic Party	3,010	0.2	0	0
Broad Front Party	2,828	0.2	0	New
Independent Democratic Force	2,284	0.2	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	67,815	–	–	–
Total	1,544,222	100	45	0
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Colorado Party	520,761	35.3	37	-8
Authentic Radical Liberal Party	379,066	25.7	21	–
Beloved Fatherland Movement	255,811	15.3	10	New
National Union of Ethical Citizens	216,803	14.7	10	New
Party for a Country of Solidarity	49,280	3.3	2	New
National Encounter Party	39,372	2.7	0	–
Revolutionary Febrerista Party	11,542	0.8	0	New
Partido Patria Libre	16,480	1.1	0	New
Citizen's Force Movement	6,749	0.5	0	New
Paraguayan Humanist Party	2,867	0.2	0	New
Broad Front Party	2,670	0.2	0	New
PIA	1,978	0.1	0	New
Christian Democratic Party	1,927	0.1	0	0
Independent Democratic Force	1,302	0.1	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	65,564	–	–	–
Total	1,542,172	100	80	0
Source: Nohlen