Early 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 1 May 1989, following the overthrow of President Alfredo Stroessner

Alfredo Stroessner

Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda, whose name is also spelled Strössner or Strößner , was a Paraguayan military officer and dictator from 1954 to 1989...

 on 3 February. For the first time in several years, democratic opposition parties were allowed to contest the elections. The presidential elections were won by Andrés Rodríguez (who had led the coup) running on 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...

 ticket. The Colorado Party also won 48 of the 72 seats in the Chamber of Deputies

Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay

The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of Paraguay's bicameral legislature, the National Congress. It is made up of 80 members, elected for a five year term by proportional representation. The other chamber of the National Congress is the Chamber of Senators .- External links :*...

. Voter turnout was 54% in the presidential election and 52% in the parliamentary elections.

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Andrés Rodríguez	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...	894,374	75.9
Domingo Laino Domingo Laino Domingo Isabelino Laino Figueredo is a Paraguayan politician, economist, and activist. The leader of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party, a Senator, and a former Member of the Chamber of Deputies, Laino first became known for his opposition to the Stroessner dictatorship: in 1956, he was arrested...	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...	240,600	20.4
Aniano Estigarribia	Radical Liberal Party Radical Liberal Party (Paraguay) The Radical Liberal Party was a political party in Paraguay. It was the largest legal opposition group during the Stroessner regime, but disappeared soon after he was overthrown.-History:The party was established in 1963 after a split in the Liberal Party...	14,849	1.3
Fernando Vera	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...	11,041	0.9
Secundio Nueñez	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...	8,116	0.8
	Liberal Party Liberal Party (Paraguay) The Liberal Party , commonly known as the Blue Party was a political party in Paraguay, ruling the country for most of the period between 1904 and 1940.-References:...	5,051	0.4
	Unified Radical Liberal Party Unified Radical Liberal Party The Unified Radical Liberal Party was a political party in Paraguay. It contested the 1989 general elections that followed the overthrow of Alfredo Stroessner, but received just 3,476 votes and failed to win a seat. The party did not contest any further elections....	3,545	0.3
	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...	1,028	0.1
Invalid/blank votes		24,222	–
Total		1,202,826	100
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

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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...	845,820	74.5	48
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...	229,329	20.2	21	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...	23,815	2.1	2	New
Radical Liberal Party Radical Liberal Party (Paraguay) The Radical Liberal Party was a political party in Paraguay. It was the largest legal opposition group during the Stroessner regime, but disappeared soon after he was overthrown.-History:The party was established in 1963 after a split in the Liberal Party...	15,083	1.3	1
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...	11,674	1.0	0	New
Liberal Party Liberal Party (Paraguay) The Liberal Party , commonly known as the Blue Party was a political party in Paraguay, ruling the country for most of the period between 1904 and 1940.-References:...	5,544	0.5	0
Unified Radical Liberal Party Unified Radical Liberal Party The Unified Radical Liberal Party was a political party in Paraguay. It contested the 1989 general elections that followed the overthrow of Alfredo Stroessner, but received just 3,476 votes and failed to win a seat. The party did not contest any further elections....	3,476	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...	1,069	0.1	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	21,971	–	–	–
Total	1,157,781	100	72	+12
Source: Nohlen