2003 Paraguayan general election

General elections were held in Paraguay on 27 April 2003.^[1] The presidential elections were won by Nicanor Duarte of the Colorado Party, who received 38% of the vote. In the Congressional elections, the Colorado Party won 37 of the 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 16 of the 45 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 64%.^[2]

2003 Paraguayan general election

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President
Turnout	64.29% ( 3.57pp)
Candidate Nicanor Duarte Julio César Franco Party Colorado PLRA Popular vote 574,232 370,348 Percentage 38.30% 24.70%   Candidate Pedro Fadul [es] Guillermo Sánchez Guffanti Party PPQ UNACE Popular vote 328,916 208,391 Percentage 21.94% 13.90%
Results by department
President before election Luis Ángel González Macchi Colorado President-elect Nicanor Duarte Colorado
Chamber of Deputies
All 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 41 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Colorado Nicanor Duarte 35.27 37 −8 PLRA Julio César Franco 25.67 21 −5 PPQ Pedro Fadul [es] 15.29 10 New UNACE Guillermo Sánchez Guffanti 14.68 10 New PPS Diego Abente Brun 3.34 2 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Senate
All 45 seats in the Senate 23 seats needed for a majority
Party Vote % Seats +/– Colorado 34.44 16 −8 PLRA 25.39 12 −1 PPQ 15.90 7 New UNACE 14.30 7 New PEN 2.11 1 −6 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Nicanor Duarte	Colorado Party	574,232	38.30
	Julio César Franco	Authentic Radical Liberal Party	370,348	24.70
	Pedro Fadul [es]	Beloved Fatherland Party	328,916	21.94
	Guillermo Sánchez Guffanti	National Union of Ethical Citizens	208,391	13.90
	Diego Abente Brun	National Encounter Party	8,745	0.58
	Tomás Zayas Roa	Partido Patria Libre	4,559	0.30
	Pedro Almada Galeano	Broad Front Party [es]	1,443	0.10
	Guillermo Gustavo Hellmers Weiler	Independent Democratic Force	1,370	0.09
	Teresa Notario [es]	Paraguayan Humanist Party	1,196	0.08
Total			1,499,200	100.00
Valid votes			1,499,200	96.96
Invalid/blank votes			46,992	3.04
Total votes			1,546,192	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,405,108	64.29
Source: Justicia Electoral

Senate

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Colorado Party	508,506	34.44	16	–8
	Authentic Radical Liberal Party	374,854	25.39	12	–1
	Beloved Fatherland Party	234,748	15.90	7	New
	National Union of Ethical Citizens	211,078	14.30	7	New
	Party for a Country of Solidarity	67,462	4.57	0	New
	National Encounter Party	31,212	2.11	1	–6
	Partido Patria Libre	16,151	1.09	0	New
	Revolutionary Febrerista Party	10,202	0.69	0	New
	Citizen's Force Movement	6,766	0.46	0	New
	Independent Party in Action	3,791	0.26	0	New
	Paraguayan Humanist Party	3,515	0.24	0	New
	Christian Democratic Party	3,010	0.20	0	0
	Broad Front Party [es]	2,828	0.19	0	New
	Independent Democratic Force	2,284	0.15	0	New
Total		1,476,407	100.00	43	0
Valid votes		1,476,407	95.61
Invalid/blank votes		67,815	4.39
Total votes		1,544,222	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,405,108	64.21
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

Results by department

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Colorado Party	520,761	35.27	37	–8
	Authentic Radical Liberal Party	379,066	25.67	21	–5
	Beloved Fatherland Party	225,811	15.29	10	New
	National Union of Ethical Citizens	216,803	14.68	10	New
	Party for a Country of Solidarity	49,280	3.34	2	New
	National Encounter Party	39,372	2.67	0	–9
	Partido Patria Libre	16,480	1.12	0	New
	Revolutionary Febrerista Party	11,542	0.78	0	New
	Citizen's Force Movement	6,749	0.46	0	New
	Paraguayan Humanist Party	2,867	0.19	0	New
	Broad Front Party [es]	2,670	0.18	0	New
	Independent Party in Action	1,978	0.13	0	New
	Christian Democratic Party	1,927	0.13	0	0
	Independent Democratic Force	1,302	0.09	0	New
Total		1,476,608	100.00	80	0
Valid votes		1,476,608	95.75
Invalid/blank votes		65,564	4.25
Total votes		1,542,172	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,405,108	64.12
Source: Nohlen