Paraguayan general election, 1968
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General elections were held in Paraguay on 11 February 1968.[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 Deputues. Voter turnout was 73.1%.[2]
Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfredo Stroessner | Colorado Party | 465,535 | 71.6 |
| Gustavo González | Radical Liberal Party | 139,622 | 21.5 |
| Ruy Rufinelli | Liberal Party | 27,965 | 4.3 |
| Carlos Caballero Gatti | Revolutionary Febrerista Party | 16,871 | 2.6 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 6,421 | – | |
| Total | 656,414 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen, Lewis[3] | |||
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Party | 20 | |||
| Radical Liberal Party | 9 | |||
| Liberal Party | 1 | |||
| Revolutionary Febrerista Party | 0 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | ||
| Total | 30 | |||
| Source: IPU | ||||
Chamber of Deputies
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Party | 465,535 | 71.6 | 40 | 0 |
| Radical Liberal Party | 139,622 | 21.5 | 16 | New |
| Liberal Party | 27,965 | 4.3 | 3 | -17 |
| Revolutionary Febrerista Party | 16,871 | 2.6 | 1 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 11,314 | – | – | – |
| Total | 628,615 | 100 | 60 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ↑ Nohlen, p426
- ↑ Paul H. Lewis (1980) Paraguay Under Stroessner, University of North Carolina Press, p201 ISBN 978-0807814376
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