Political Parties and Elections
For other political parties see List of political parties in Paraguay. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in Paraguay.| Candidates to President | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Lugo | Patriotic Alliance for Change (Alianza Patriótica por el Cambio) | 704,966 | 42.3 |
| Blanca Ovelar | National Republican Association – Colorado Party (Asociación Nacional Republicana – Partido Colorado) | 530,552 | 31.8 |
| Lino Oviedo | National Union of Ethical Citizens (Unión Nacional de Ciudadanos Éticos) | 379,571 | 22.8 |
| Pedro Fadul | Beloved Fatherland Movement (Movimiento Patria Querida) | 41,004 | 2.5 |
| Sergio Martínez E. | Paraguayan Humanist Party (Partido Humanista Paraguayo) | 5,852 | 0.4 |
| Horacio Galeano Perrone | Tetã Pyahu Movement (Movimiento Tetã Pyahu) | 2,788 | 0.1 |
| Julio López | Workers' Party (Partido de los Trabajadores) | 2,288 | 0.1 |
| Valid votes | 1,667,021 | 96.5 | |
| Total (turnout 65.6%) | 1,726,906 | 100.0 | |
| Source: Adam Carr's Election Archive | |||
| Parties | Chamber of Deputies |
Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Republican Association/Colorado Party (Asociación Nacional Republicana/Partido Colorado) | 29 | 15 | |||
| Authentic Radical Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Radical Auténtico) | 26 | 14 | |||
| National Union of Ethical Citizens (Unión Nacional de Ciudadanos Éticos) | 16 | 9 | |||
| Beloved Fatherland Movement (Movimiento Patria Querida) | 3 | 4 | |||
| Patriotic Alliance for Change (Alianza Patriótica para el Cambio) | 2 | — | |||
| Popular Movement Tekojoja (Movimiento Popular Tekojoja) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Democratic Progressive Party (Partido Democrático Progresista) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Departmental Alliance Boquerón (Alianza Departamental Boquerón) | 1 | — | |||
| Party for a Country of Solidarity (Partido País Solidario) | — | 1 | |||
| Unknown | 1 | — | |||
| Total (turnout %) | 80 | 45 | |||
| Source: ABC.com.py, ABC.com.py | |||||
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