General elections were held in

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

on 10 May 1998. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p425 Incumbent

Juan Carlos Wasmosy Juan Carlos Wasmosy Monti (born December 15, 1938) was the president of Paraguay from August 15, 1992 until August 15, 1998. He was a member of the Colorado Party, and the country's first freely elected president, as well as the first civilian ...

could not run again, as the constitution limits the president to a single five-year term with no possibility of re-election. The presidential elections were won by

Raúl Cubas Grau Raúl Alberto Cubas Grau (born August 23, 1943) is a Paraguayan politician who served as the President of Paraguay from 1998 until his resignation in 1999. Biography Cubas Grau studied Engineering at the National University of Asunción. He ...

of the Colorado Party, who received 55.3% of the vote. In the Congressional elections, the Colorado Party won 45 of the 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 24 of the 45 seats in the Senate, defeating the Democratic Alliance formed by the

Authentic Radical Liberal Party The Authentic Radical Liberal Party ( es, Partido Liberal Radical Auténtico or ''PLRA'') is a centrist liberal political party in Paraguay. The party is a full member of Liberal International. The ''liberales'', as they are known, are the le ...

and the National Encounter Party. Voter turnout was 80.5%.Nohlen, p426 To date, this is the only time since the restoration of democracy in Paraguay that a presidential candidate has been elected with a majority.

Results

President

Senate

Chamber of Deputies

References

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