Paraguayan vice presidential election, 2000
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Vice Presidential elections were held in Paraguay
on 13 August 2000, following the assassination of Luis María Argaña
. 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%.
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
on 13 August 2000, following the assassination of Luis María Argaña
Luis María Argaña
Luis María del Corazón de Jesús Dionisio Argaña Ferraro was a prominent politician in Paraguay and influential member of the Colorado Party until his assassination in 1999....
. The result was a victory for Julio César Franco
Julio César Franco
Julio César Ramón Franco Gómez is Paraguayan politician.Franco's profession is surgeon, with education from University of Córdoba, Argentina....
of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party
Authentic Radical Liberal Party
The Authentic Radical Liberal Party is a liberal party in Paraguay.The party is an observer member of Liberal International. At the last legislative elections, 27 April 2003, the party won 25.7 % of the popular vote and 21 out of 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay and 24.3 %, leading...
, who received 49.6% of the vote. Voter turnout was 60.7%.
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julio César Franco Julio César Franco Julio César Ramón Franco Gómez is Paraguayan politician.Franco's profession is surgeon, with education from University of Córdoba, Argentina.... |
Authentic Radical Liberal Party Authentic Radical Liberal Party The Authentic Radical Liberal Party is a liberal party in Paraguay.The party is an observer member of Liberal International. At the last legislative elections, 27 April 2003, the party won 25.7 % of the popular vote and 21 out of 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay and 24.3 %, leading... |
597,431 | 49.6 |
| Felix Agaña | Colorado Party Colorado Party (Paraguay) The National Republican Association – Colorado Party is a political party in Paraguay, founded in 1887 by Bernardino Caballero. It is usually known as the Colorado Party... |
587,498 | 48.8 |
| Ricardo Buman | Paraguayan Humanist Party Paraguayan Humanist Party -History:The party was established in 1985, but was not legalised until the overthrow of the Stroessner regime in 1989. In the elections that year it received just 0.1% of the national vote and failed to win a seat. In the 1991 Constitutional Assembly elections its vote share rose to 0.5%, but it... |
18,496 | 1.5 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 46,841 | – | |
| Total | 1,250,266 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||