2000 Paraguayan vice presidential election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Paraguay.svg/50px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png)
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Turnout | 60.72% ( 19.82pp) |
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| | | Candidate | Julio César Franco | Félix Argaña | Party | PLRA | Colorado | Popular vote | 597,431 | 587,498 | Percentage | 49.64% | 48.82% | |
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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
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Julio César Franco | Authentic Radical Liberal Party | 597,431 | 49.64 |
| Félix Argaña | Colorado Party | 587,498 | 48.82 |
| Ricardo Buman | Paraguayan Humanist Party | 18,496 | 1.54 |
Total | 1,203,425 | 100.00 |
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Valid votes | 1,203,425 | 96.25 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 46,841 | 3.75 |
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Total votes | 1,250,266 | 100.00 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 2,059,164 | 60.72 |
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Source: Nohlen |
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ^ Nohlen, pp417-418
- ^ Nohlen, p437