1998 Paraguayan general election

none Paraguay 1990 1993 Paraguayan general election 1993 10 May 1998 2003 Paraguayan general election 2003 yes Presidential election 80.54% ( 11.18pp) Raúl Cubas Grau Cardoso cubas presidente do paraguai (cropped).jpg Colorado Party (Paraguay) 887,196 55.35% Domingo Laíno Domingo Laíno (cropped).jpg 0000FE DA (PLRA–PEN) 703,379 43.88% President Juan Carlos Wasmosy Colorado Party (Paraguay) President-elect Raúl Cubas Grau Colorado Party (Paraguay) Resultados de las elecciones presidenciales de Paraguay de 1998.svg Results by department yes Chamber of Deputies All 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 41 Raúl Cubas Grau Colorado Party (Paraguay) 53.78 38 45 Domingo Laíno #0000FE AD (PLRA–PEN) 42.77 42 35 yes Senate All 45 seats in the Senate 23 yes Colorado Party (Paraguay) 51.74 20 24 #0000FE AD (PLRA–PEN) 42.10 25 20 white PB 2.3 new 1 General elections were held in Paraguay on 10 May 1998.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 978-0-19-928358-3 Incumbent Juan Carlos Wasmosy could not run again, as the constitution limits the president to a single five-year term with no possibility of re-election. The presidential elections were won by Raúl Cubas Grau of the Colorado Party, who received 55% of the vote. In the Congressional elections, the Colorado Party won 45 of the 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 24 of the 45 seats in the Senate, defeating the Democratic Alliance formed by the Authentic Radical Liberal Party and the National Encounter Party. Voter turnout was 80.5%.Nohlen, p426 To date, this is the only time since the restoration of democracy in Paraguay that a presidential candidate has been elected with a majority of the vote. Results President Raúl Cubas Grau Colorado Party 887196 Domingo Laíno Democratic Alliance (PLRA–PEN) 703379 Luis Alberto Campos Doria Revolutionary Febrerista Party 8139 Gustavo Bader Ibáñez National Christian Union 4192 white 47819 2049449 Justicia Electoral Senate Colorado Party 813287 24 +4 Democratic Alliance (PLRA–PEN) 661764 20 –5 National Christian Union 36424 1 New white National Renewal Movement 23844 0 New Christian Democratic Party 19891 0 New Revolutionary Febrerista Party 16667 0 New 77003 0 2049449 Nohle Chamber of Deputies Colorado Party 857473 45 +7 Democratic Alliance (PLRA–PEN) 681917 35 –7 Revolutionary Febrerista Party 20121 0 New National Renewal Movement 16863 0 New Christian Democratic Party 9249 0 New National Christian Union 8791 0 New white 55005 0 2049449 Nohlen References Paraguay General Category:Parliamentary elections in Paraguay Category:Presidential elections in Paraguay Paraguay