Paraguayan Constitutional Assembly election, 1977

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Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Paraguay on 6 February 1977.^[1] The Colorado Party was the only party to contest the elections, and won all seats. Voter turnout was 82.8%.^[2] Following the election, the constitution was amended to scrap term limits, allowing President Alfredo Stroessner to contest the 1978 elections.^[3]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Colorado Party	687,065	100
Invalid/blank votes	130,870	–	–
Total	817,935	100	120
Source: Nohlen

References

↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
↑ Nohlen, p429
↑ Nohlen, p416

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