PARAGUAY: VICTORY OF NICANOR DUARTE FRUTOS MAINTAINS PARTIDO COLORADO HOLD ON POWER.(political corruption, economic development, and presidential elections)

From: NotiSur - South American Political and EconomicAffairs | Date: May 2, 2003 | Copyright information

Paraguayan voters who went to the polls on April 27 opted to stay with the party that has been in power since 1947-- longer than any other party still in power in the world. Nicanor Duarte Frutos, candidate for the governing Asociacion Nacional Republica (ANR, Partido Colorado), won handily, taking 37.3% of the vote.

Voters also chose a vice president, 45 senators, 80 deputies, 17 governors, and 191 departmental officials. Paraguay, with a population of 5.9 million people, has 2.4 million registered voters. Although voting is compulsory, indications following the election ...

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