1991 Paraguayan Constitutional Assembly election
Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Paraguay on 1 December 1991.[1] The result was a victory for the Colorado Party, which won 122 of the 198 seats. Voter turnout was 51.7%.[2]
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Following the elections, a new constitution was promulgated in 1992. It reintroduced the position of Vice President and allowed for the President to be elected by a plurality of the vote.[3] It also limited the President to a single five-year term, with no possibility of re-election even if the incumbent had only served a partial term. This provision meant that incumbent Andrés Rodríguez would have had to leave office in 1993 even without his promise to not run for a full term.[4]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Colorado Party | 409,730 | 55.1 | 122 | |
| Authentic Radical Liberal Party | 201,040 | 27.0 | 55 | |
| Constitution for All | 81,860 | 11.0 | 19 | |
| Revolutionary Febrerista Party | 9,094 | 1.2 | 1 | |
| Christian Democratic Party | 6,548 | 0.9 | 1 | |
| Workers' Party | 0.6 | 0 | ||
| Paraguayan Humanist Party | 0.5 | 0 | ||
| People, Nation and Solidarity | 0.1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 198 | |||
| Total votes | 743,546 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,438,543 | 51.69 | ||
| Source: Nohlen, TSJE | ||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- Nohlen, p426
- Nohlen, p417
- Cesar Insfran (June 20, 1992). "Paraguay celebrates new constitution". United Press International.
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