General elections were held in Paraguay

Paraguay

Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...

 on 27 April 2003. The presidential elections were won by Nicanor Duarte of the Colorado Party

Colorado Party (Paraguay)

The National Republican Association – Colorado Party is a political party in Paraguay, founded in 1887 by Bernardino Caballero. It is usually known as the Colorado Party...

, who received 38.3% 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 64.3% in the presidential election, 64.2% in the Senate election and 64.1% in the Chamber of Deputies election.

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Nicanor Duarte	Colorado Party Colorado Party (Paraguay) The National Republican Association – Colorado Party is a political party in Paraguay, founded in 1887 by Bernardino Caballero. It is usually known as the Colorado Party...	574,232	38.3
Julio César Franco Julio César Franco Julio César Ramón Franco Gómez is Paraguayan politician.Franco's profession is surgeon, with education from University of Córdoba, Argentina....	Authentic Radical Liberal Party Authentic Radical Liberal Party The Authentic Radical Liberal Party is a liberal party in Paraguay.The party is an observer member of Liberal International. At the last legislative elections, 27 April 2003, the party won 25.7 % of the popular vote and 21 out of 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay and 24.3 %, leading...	370,348	24.7
Pedro Fadul	Beloved Fatherland Movement Beloved Fatherland Movement -History:Established in 2002, the party first contested national elections in 2003, when it won 10 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and seven in the Senate, becoming the joint third-largest party...	328,916	21.9
Guillermo Sánchez	National Union of Ethical Citizens National Union of Ethical Citizens The National Union of Ethical Citizens is a political party in Paraguay.-History:The party was established in 2002, although its predecessor, the Unión Nacional de Colorados Éticos, was founded in 1996 as a faction within the ruling Colorado party...	208,391	13.9
Diego Abente Brun	National Encounter Party National Encounter Party -History:The National Encounter Movement was established on 26 October 1991. Prior to the 1993 elections the National Encounter Party was established as a coalition of the Revolutionary Febrerista Party, the Christian Democratic Party, Asuncion for All and a breakaway faction of the Colorado Party...	8,745	0.6
Tomás Zayas	Free Fatherland Party	4,559	0.3
Pedro Alamada Galeano	PFA	1,443	0.1
Guillermo Hellmers	MFDI	1,370	0.1
Teresa Notario	Paraguayan Humanist Party Paraguayan Humanist Party -History:The party was established in 1985, but was not legalised until the overthrow of the Stroessner regime in 1989. In the elections that year it received just 0.1% of the national vote and failed to win a seat. In the 1991 Constitutional Assembly elections its vote share rose to 0.5%, but it...	1,196	0.1
Invalid/blank votes		46,992	–
Total		1,546,192	100
Source: Nohlen

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Colorado Party Colorado Party (Paraguay) The National Republican Association – Colorado Party is a political party in Paraguay, founded in 1887 by Bernardino Caballero. It is usually known as the Colorado Party...	508,506	34.4	16
Authentic Radical Liberal Party Authentic Radical Liberal Party The Authentic Radical Liberal Party is a liberal party in Paraguay.The party is an observer member of Liberal International. At the last legislative elections, 27 April 2003, the party won 25.7 % of the popular vote and 21 out of 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay and 24.3 %, leading...	374,854	25.4	12	–
Beloved Fatherland Movement Beloved Fatherland Movement -History:Established in 2002, the party first contested national elections in 2003, when it won 10 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and seven in the Senate, becoming the joint third-largest party...	234,748	15.9	7	New
National Union of Ethical Citizens National Union of Ethical Citizens The National Union of Ethical Citizens is a political party in Paraguay.-History:The party was established in 2002, although its predecessor, the Unión Nacional de Colorados Éticos, was founded in 1996 as a faction within the ruling Colorado party...	211,078	14.3	7	New
Party for a Country of Solidarity	67,462	4.6	0	New
National Encounter Party National Encounter Party -History:The National Encounter Movement was established on 26 October 1991. Prior to the 1993 elections the National Encounter Party was established as a coalition of the Revolutionary Febrerista Party, the Christian Democratic Party, Asuncion for All and a breakaway faction of the Colorado Party...	31,212	2.1	1	–
Partido Patria Libre Partido Patria Libre Partido Patria Libre is a Paraguayan political party. It defines its goals as "Marxist, patriotic, and anti-imperialist."-History:...	16,151	1.1	0	New
Revolutionary Febrerista Party Revolutionary Febrerista Party The Revolutionary Febrerista Party is a democratic socialist party of Paraguay.-History:The party was established on 11 December 1951 in Buenos Aires, Argentina and was initially banned in Paraguay, which was under a Colorado Party regime at the time. The party was legalised in 1964 as it was no...	10,202	0.7	0	New
Citizen's Force Movement Citizen's Force Movement The Citizen's Force Movement was a political party in Paraguay. The party contested the 2003 general elections, receiving 0.5% of the vote for the Senate and Chamber of Deputies but failing to win a seat....	6,766	0.5	0	New
PIA	3,791	0.3	0	New
Paraguayan Humanist Party Paraguayan Humanist Party -History:The party was established in 1985, but was not legalised until the overthrow of the Stroessner regime in 1989. In the elections that year it received just 0.1% of the national vote and failed to win a seat. In the 1991 Constitutional Assembly elections its vote share rose to 0.5%, but it...	3,515	0.2	0	New
Christian Democratic Party Christian Democratic Party (Paraguay) -History:The party was established in the 1960s and was one of the parties that renounced violence as a means of toppling the Stroessner regime. However, the party did not contest a national election until Stroessner was overthrown in 1989. In the general elections later that year it received 1% of...	3,010	0.2	0	0
PFA	2,828	0.2	0	New
MFDI	2,284	0.2	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	67,815	–	–	–
Total	1,544,222	100	45	0
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Colorado Party Colorado Party (Paraguay) The National Republican Association – Colorado Party is a political party in Paraguay, founded in 1887 by Bernardino Caballero. It is usually known as the Colorado Party...	520,761	35.3	37
Authentic Radical Liberal Party Authentic Radical Liberal Party The Authentic Radical Liberal Party is a liberal party in Paraguay.The party is an observer member of Liberal International. At the last legislative elections, 27 April 2003, the party won 25.7 % of the popular vote and 21 out of 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay and 24.3 %, leading...	379,066	25.7	21	–
Beloved Fatherland Movement Beloved Fatherland Movement -History:Established in 2002, the party first contested national elections in 2003, when it won 10 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and seven in the Senate, becoming the joint third-largest party...	255,811	15.3	10	New
National Union of Ethical Citizens National Union of Ethical Citizens The National Union of Ethical Citizens is a political party in Paraguay.-History:The party was established in 2002, although its predecessor, the Unión Nacional de Colorados Éticos, was founded in 1996 as a faction within the ruling Colorado party...	216,803	14.7	10	New
Party for a Country of Solidarity	49,280	3.3	2	New
National Encounter Party National Encounter Party -History:The National Encounter Movement was established on 26 October 1991. Prior to the 1993 elections the National Encounter Party was established as a coalition of the Revolutionary Febrerista Party, the Christian Democratic Party, Asuncion for All and a breakaway faction of the Colorado Party...	39,372	2.7	0	–
Revolutionary Febrerista Party Revolutionary Febrerista Party The Revolutionary Febrerista Party is a democratic socialist party of Paraguay.-History:The party was established on 11 December 1951 in Buenos Aires, Argentina and was initially banned in Paraguay, which was under a Colorado Party regime at the time. The party was legalised in 1964 as it was no...	11,542	0.8	0	New
Partido Patria Libre Partido Patria Libre Partido Patria Libre is a Paraguayan political party. It defines its goals as "Marxist, patriotic, and anti-imperialist."-History:...	16,480	1.1	0	New
Citizen's Force Movement Citizen's Force Movement The Citizen's Force Movement was a political party in Paraguay. The party contested the 2003 general elections, receiving 0.5% of the vote for the Senate and Chamber of Deputies but failing to win a seat....	6,749	0.5	0	New
Paraguayan Humanist Party Paraguayan Humanist Party -History:The party was established in 1985, but was not legalised until the overthrow of the Stroessner regime in 1989. In the elections that year it received just 0.1% of the national vote and failed to win a seat. In the 1991 Constitutional Assembly elections its vote share rose to 0.5%, but it...	2,867	0.2	0	New
PFA	2,670	0.2	0	New
PIA	1,978	0.1	0	New
Christian Democratic Party Christian Democratic Party (Paraguay) -History:The party was established in the 1960s and was one of the parties that renounced violence as a means of toppling the Stroessner regime. However, the party did not contest a national election until Stroessner was overthrown in 1989. In the general elections later that year it received 1% of...	1,927	0.1	0	0
MFDI	1,302	0.1	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	65,564	–	–	–
Total	1,542,172	100	80	0
Source: Nohlen