1973 Paraguayan general election explained

Country:	Paraguay
Previous Election:	1968 Paraguayan general election
Previous Year:	1968
Election Date:	11 February 1973
Next Election:	1977 Paraguayan Constitutional Assembly election
Next Year:	1977
Turnout:	77.39%
Module:	Embed: yes Election Name: Presidential election Candidate1: Alfredo Stroessner Image1: Alfredo Stroessner at desk (cropped) (cropped).jpg Party1: Colorado Party (Paraguay) Popular Vote1: 681,306 Percentage1: 84.74% Candidate2: Gustavo Riart Party2: Radical Liberal Party (Paraguay) Popular Vote2: 98,096 Percentage2: 12.20% President Before Election: Alfredo Stroessner Before Party: Colorado Party (Paraguay) Posttitle: President-elect After Election: Alfredo Stroessner After Party: Colorado Party (Paraguay) Module: Embed: yes Election Name: Chamber of Deputies election Seats For Election: All 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies Majority Seats: 31 Leader1: Alfredo Stroessner Party1: Colorado Party (Paraguay) Percentage1: 84.74 Last Election1: 40 Seats1: 40 Leader2: Gustavo Riart Party2: Radical Liberal Party (Paraguay) Percentage2: 12.20 Last Election2: 16 Seats2: 16 Leader3: Ruy Rufinelli Party3: Liberal Percentage3: 3.06 Last Election3: 3 Seats3: 4 Module: Embed: yes Election Name: Senate election Seats For Election: All 30 seats in the Senate Majority Seats: 16 Noleader: yes Party1: Colorado Party (Paraguay) Percentage1: 84.74 Last Election1: 20 Seats1: 20 Party5: Radical Liberal Party (Paraguay) Percentage5: 12.20 Last Election5: 9 Seats5: 8 Party6: Liberal Percentage6: 3.06 Last Election6: 1 Seats6: 2

General elections were held in Paraguay on 11 February 1973.^[1] Alfredo Stroessner of the Colorado Party won the presidential elections, whilst the Colorado Party won 20 of the 30 seats in the Senate and 40 of the 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. Voter turnout was 77%.^[2]

Notes and References

1. [Dieter Nohlen]
2. Nohlen, p426