At stake
in this election:
- Office of the vice-president
of the Republic of Paraguay
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Description
of government structure:
- Paraguay's bicameral
Congress (Congreso), is composed of the Chamber of Senators (Camara
de Senadores) and the Chamber of Deputies (Camara de Diputados).
- The Chamber of
Senators consists of 45 members.
- The Chamber of
Deputies consists of 80 members.
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Description
of electoral system:
- The president is
popularly elected for a five-year term.
- Members of the
Camara de Senadores are elected by a closed party-list proportional
representation system.
- Members of the
Camara de Diputados are elected by a closed party-list proportional
representation system.
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Results of the election for vice president:
- Vice Presidential
Candidate: Julio Cesar FRANCO
Party: Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA)
Valid Votes Received: 597,431
Percentage of Valid Votes: 49.64%
- Vice Presidential
Candidate: Félix ARGAÑA
Party: Colorado Party (ANR-PC)
Valid Votes Received: 587,498
Percentage of Valid Votes: 48.82%
- Vice Presidential
Candidate: Ricardo Buman
Party: Humanist Party (PH)
Valid Votes Received: 18,496
Percentage of Valid Votes: 1.54%
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When was
the last presidential election?
- Vice presidential
elections last held: May 10, 1998
- Luis Maria ARGAÑA
was elected vice president on the same ticket as former president Raul
CUBAS Grau; they received 55.3% of the vote.
*Note: Luis Maria
ARGAÑA was assassinated on March 23, 1999.
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 5,434,095
(July 1999 est.)
- Number of registered voters: 2,059,164 (July 2000)
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Of Interest:
- Normally, the vice
presidential office is elected on the same ticket as the presidential.
The August 13, 2000 election was called to replace former VP Luis Maria
ARGAÑA following his assassination.
- Felix ARGAÑA, son
of Luis Maria ARGAÑA, was the vice presidential candidate from the Colorado
Party (CP).
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
