Paraguayan general election, 1988

General elections were held in Paraguay on 14 February 1988.^[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 92.2%.^[2]

These were the last elections under Stroessner, who had won every election since 1954 with more than 70% of the vote, as he was overthrown in a coup in February 1989.^[3] Fresh elections were held in May 1989, the first time the opposition had been able to contest elections for seberal years.^[3]

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Alfredo Stroessner	Colorado Party	1,187,738	89.6
Luis María Vega	Radical Liberal Party	95,450	7.2
Carlos Ferreira Ybarra	Liberal Party	42,430	3.2
Invalid/blank votes		7,818	–
Total		1,333,436	100
Source: Nohlen

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Colorado Party			20	0
Radical Liberal Party			6	0
Liberal Party			4	0
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total			30	0
Source: IPU

Chamber of Deputies

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Colorado Party	1,187,738	89.6	40	0
Radical Liberal Party	95,450	7.2	13	0
Liberal Party	42,430	3.2	7	0
Invalid/blank votes	7,818	–	–	–
Total	1,333,436	100	60	0
Source: Nohlen, IPU

References

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