1954 Paraguayan presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Paraguay on 11 July 1954,[1] following a military coup on 8 May which toppled Federico Chávez who had been re-elected the previous year. At the time, the Colorado Party was the only legally permitted party. As such, Colorado presidential candidate Alfredo Stroessner was elected unopposed.[2][3]

1954 Paraguayan general election

11 July 1954

Candidate Alfredo Stroessner Party Colorado Popular vote 236,191 Percentage 100%

President before election Tomás Romero Pereira Colorado President-elect Alfredo Stroessner Colorado

This would be the first of Stroessner's eight consecutive election victories.[4]

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Alfredo Stroessner	Colorado Party	236,191	100
Invalid/blank votes		3,787	–
Total		239,978	100
Source: Nohlen

References

1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
2. Opposition Parties Library of Congress Country Studies
3. Nohlen, p434
4. "Obituary: General Alfredo Stroessner". the Guardian. 2006-08-17. Retrieved 2020-09-16.