1958 Paraguayan general election explained

Election Name:1958 Paraguayan general election
Country:Paraguay
Type:presidential
Previous Election:1954 Paraguayan presidential election
Previous Year:1954
Election Date:9 February 1958
Next Election:1963 Paraguayan general election
Next Year:1963
Image1:Alfredo Stroessner at desk (cropped) (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:Alfredo Stroessner
Party1:Colorado Party (Paraguay)
Popular Vote1:295,414
Percentage1:100%
President
Before Election:Alfredo Stroessner
Before Party:Colorado Party (Paraguay)
Posttitle:President-elect
After Election:Alfredo Stroessner
After Party:Colorado Party (Paraguay)

General elections were held in Paraguay on 9 February 1958.[1] At the time, the Colorado Party was the only legally permitted party.[2] As such, incumbent president Alfredo Stroessner was unopposed for a full term;[3] he had been in office since 1954 by virtue of winning a special election for the remainder of Federico Chávez' second term.[4]

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. http://countrystudies.us/paraguay/56.htm Opposition Parties
  3. Nohlen, p434
  4. Book: A History of Political Murder in Latin America: Killing the Messengers of Change. W. John Green. SUNY Press. 2015. 9781438456652. 265.