1991 Paraguayan Constitutional Assembly election explained

Country:Paraguay
Previous Election:1989
Next Election:1993
Election Date:1 December 1991
First Election:yes
Seats For Election:All 198 seats in the Constitutional Assembly
Majority Seats:100
Noleader:yes
Party1:Colorado Party
Percentage1:55.1
Seats1:122
Party2:Authentic Radical Liberal Party
Percentage2:27.0
Seats2:55
Party3:Constitution for All
Colour3:
  1. C6883D
Percentage3:11.0
Seats3:19
Party4:Revolutionary Febrerista Party
Colour4:
  1. 01A755
Percentage4:1.2
Seats4:1
Party5:Christian Democratic Party
Colour5:
  1. BA55D3
Percentage5:0.9
Seats5:1

Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Paraguay on 1 December 1991.[1] The result was a victory for the Colorado Party, which won 122 of the 198 seats. Voter turnout was 51.7%.[2]

Following the elections, a new constitution was promulgated in 1992. It reintroduced the position of Vice President and allowed for the President to be elected by a plurality of the vote.[3] It also limited the President to a single five-year term, with no possibility of re-election even if the incumbent had only served a partial term. This provision meant that incumbent Andrés Rodríguez would have had to leave office in 1993 even without his promise to not run for a full term.[4]

Electoral system

The 198 members of the Constituent Assembly were elected by closed list proportional representation with seats allocated using the D'Hondt method at two levels:

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen, p426
  3. Nohlen, p417
  4. News: Paraguay celebrates new constitution. Cesar Insfran. United Press International. June 20, 1992.