Paraguayan Constitutional Assembly election, 1991
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Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Paraguay on 1 December 1991.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p425 The result was a victory for the Colorado Party (Paraguay), Colorado Party, which won 122 of the 198 seats. Voter turnout was 51.7%. Following the elections, a Constitution of Paraguay, new constitution was promulgated in 1992. It reintroduced the position of Vice President of Paraguay, Vice President and allowed for the President to be elected by a plurality of the vote. 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 (politician), Andrés Rodríguez would have had to leave office in 1993 even without his promise to not run for a full term.


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