1989 Paraguayan general election

Early general elections were held in Paraguay on 1 May 1989,[1] following a military coup on 3 February which toppled Alfredo Stroessner who had been re-elected the previous year. For the first time in several years, the opposition was allowed to contest the elections more or less unmolested; the Communists were the only party that was banned from taking part.[2][3]

1989 Paraguayan general election

1 May 1989
Turnout	54% (Presidential) 52% (Parliamentary)
Presidential election
Candidate Andrés Rodríguez Domingo Laíno Party Colorado PLRA Popular vote 882,957 241,829 Percentage 76.59% 20.98%
President before election Andrés Rodríguez Colorado President-elect Andrés Rodríguez Colorado
Parliamentary election
72 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 37 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ± Colorado Andrés Rodríguez 74.5% 48 +8 PLRA Domingo Laíno 20.2% 21 New PRF Fernando Sánchez 2.1% 2 New Radical Liberal 1.3% 1 -12 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Andrés Rodríguez, who had led the coup and had been serving as provisional president since then, was elected president in his own right[3][2] running on the Colorado Party ticket. The Colorado Party also won 48 of the 72 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. Voter turnout was 54% in the presidential election and 52% in the parliamentary elections.[4]

The presidential elections were held under a provision of the constitution that required a fresh election in the event that the incumbent resigned less than two years into his term. That same provision stipulated that the winner would not serve a full five-year term, but only the balance of the previous president's term.[3]

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Andrés Rodríguez	Colorado Party	882,957	76.59
Domingo Laíno	Authentic Radical Liberal Party	241,829	20.98
Fernando Antonio Vera Sánchez	Revolutionary Febrerista Party	11,007	0.95
Secundino Núñez Medina	Christian Democratic Party	8,032	0.70
Carlos Ferreira Ibarra	Liberal Party	4,423	0.38
Blas Manuel Mangabeira	Unified Radical Liberal Party	3,545	0.31
Carlos Gustavo Callizo Parini	Paraguayan Humanist Party	1,058	0.09
Invalid/blank votes		11,197	–
Total		1,164,048	100
Registered voters/turnout		2,226,061	52.29
Source: Justicia Electoral

Chamber of Deputies

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Colorado Party	845,820	74.5	48	+8
Authentic Radical Liberal Party	229,329	20.2	21	New
Revolutionary Febrerista Party	23,815	2.1	2	New
Radical Liberal Party	15,083	1.3	1	-12
Christian Democratic Party	11,674	1.0	0	New
Liberal Party	5,544	0.5	0	-7
Unified Radical Liberal Party	3,476	0.3	0	New
Paraguayan Humanist Party	1,069	0.1	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	21,971	–	–	–
Total	1,157,781	100	72	+12
Source: Nohlen

References

1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
2. Nohlen, p416
3. History Library of Congress Country Studies
4. Nohlen, p426