2000 Paraguayan vice presidential election

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2000 Paraguayan vice presidential election
← 1998 13 August 2000 2003 →
Turnout60.7%
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Candidate Julio César Franco
Party PLRA Colorado
Popular vote 597,431 587,498
Percentage 49.6% 48.8%
Vice President before election

Vacant (due to assassination of Luis María Argaña)

 Vice President-elect

Julio César Franco
PLRA

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Vice Presidential elections were held in Paraguay on 13 August 2000,[1] following the assassination of Luis María Argaña.[2] The result was a victory for Julio César Franco of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party, who received 49.6% of the vote. Voter turnout was 60.7%.[3]

Results[]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Julio César FrancoAuthentic Radical Liberal Party597,43149.64
Félix ArgañaColorado Party587,49848.82
Ricardo BumanParaguayan Humanist Party18,4961.54
Total1,203,425100.00
Valid votes1,203,42596.25
Invalid/blank votes46,8413.75
Total votes1,250,266100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,059,16460.72
Source: Nohlen

References[]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ^ Nohlen, pp417-418
  3. ^ Nohlen, p437
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