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1963 Paraguayan general election

General elections were held in Paraguay on 10 February 1963.[1] Opposition parties had been legalized just a year earlier, after a 15-year period in which the Colorado Party was the only legally permitted party.[2] They were the first elections in which opposition parties were allowed to take part since 1939.

Incumbent president Alfredo Stroessner of the Colorado Party was re-elected for a fourth term, whilst the Colorado Party won 40 of the 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. Voter turnout was 85.1%.[3]

Results

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ^ Opposition Parties Library of Congress Country Studies
  3. ^ Nohlen, p426