Paraguayan expatriate voting referendum, 2011

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A referendum on allowing expatriate citizens to vote was held in Paraguay on 9 October 2011.[1] The measure was approved by 78% of voters, although voter turnout was only 12.5%. If approved by the Congress, the measure would give the right to vote to more than half a million Paraguayans living abroad, mostly in Argentina, Spain and the United States. President Fernando Lugo believed it would strengthen Paraguay's democracy.[2]

Results

Paraguayan expatriate voting referendum, 2011[3]
Choice Votes  %
Referendum passed Yes 298,480 78.41
No 82,193 21.59
Valid votes 380,673 98.86
Invalid or blank votes 4,405 1.14
Total votes 385,078 100.00
Registered voters and turnout 3,039,308 12.67

References

  1. El 9 de octubre se hará referéndum por voto paraguayo en el Exterior Paraguay Mi País, 8 May 2011 (Spanish)
  2. Paraguay referendum backs voting rights for expatriates BBC News, 10 October 2011
  3. Reférendum 2011 Justicia Electoral (Spanish)


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