Parliamentary 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 ...
in 1960 after President
Alfredo Stroessner
Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda (; 3 November 1912 – 16 August 2006) was a Paraguayan army officer and politician who served as President of Paraguay from 15 August 1954 to 3 February 1989.
Stroessner led a coup d'état on 4 May 1954 with t ...
had dissolved Congress.
[ Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p425 ] The elections were boycotted by the opposition in protest at insufficient guarantees of freedom.
[ Subsequently all 60 seats were won by the Colorado Party.History, The Stroessner Regime]
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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 ...
1960 in Paraguay
Elections in Paraguay
Alfredo Stroessner
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