2003 Paraguayan general election

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{{Infobox election

| country = Paraguay

| previous_election = 1998 Paraguayan general election

| previous_year = 1998

| election_date = 27 April 2003

| next_election = 2008 Paraguayan general election

| next_year = 2008

| module = {{Infobox election

| embed = yes

| election_name = President

| turnout = 64.29% ({{increase}} 3.57pp)

| candidate1 = Nicanor Duarte

| image1 = Nicanor Duarte Frutos (cropped).jpg

| party1 = Colorado Party (Paraguay)

| popular_vote1 = 574,232

| percentage1 = 38.30%

| candidate2 = Julio César Franco

| image2 = Julio César Franco.jpg

| party2 = Authentic Radical Liberal Party

| popular_vote2 = 370,348

| percentage2 = 24.70%

| candidate4 = {{ill|Pedro Fadul|es}}

| image4 = Pedro Fadul Niella.jpg

| party4 = Beloved Fatherland Party

| popular_vote4 = 328,916

| percentage4 = 21.94%

| candidate5 = Guillermo Sánchez Guffanti

| image5 =

| party5 = National Union of Ethical Citizens

| popular_vote5 = 208,391

| percentage5 = 13.90%

| title = President

| before_election = Luis Ángel González Macchi

| before_party = Colorado Party (Paraguay)

| posttitle = President-elect

| after_election = Nicanor Duarte

| after_party = Colorado Party (Paraguay)

| map_image = Resultados de las elecciones presidenciales de Paraguay de 2003.svg

| map_caption = Results by department

| module = {{Infobox legislative election

| embed = yes

| election_name = Chamber of Deputies

| seats_for_election = All 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies

| majority_seats = 41

| leader1 = Nicanor Duarte

| party1 = Colorado Party (Paraguay)

| percentage1 = 35.27

| last_election1 = 45

| seats1 = 37

| leader2 = Julio César Franco

| party2 = Authentic Radical Liberal Party

| percentage2 = 25.67

| last_election2 = 26

| seats2 = 21

| leader3 = {{ill|Pedro Fadul|es}}

| party3 = Beloved Fatherland Party

| percentage3 = 15.29

| last_election3 = new

| seats3 = 10

| leader4 = Guillermo Sánchez Guffanti

| party4 = National Union of Ethical Citizens

| percentage4 = 14.68

| last_election4 = new

| seats4 = 10

| leader5 = Diego Abente Brun

| party5 = Party for a Country of Solidarity

| percentage5 = 3.34

| last_election5 = new

| seats5 = 2

| module = {{Infobox legislative election

| embed = yes

| election_name = Senate

| seats_for_election = All 45 seats in the Senate

| noleader = yes

| majority_seats = 23

| party1 = Colorado Party (Paraguay)

| percentage1 = 34.44

| last_election1 = 24

| seats1 = 16

| colour7 =

| party7 = Authentic Radical Liberal Party

| percentage7 = 25.39

| last_election7 = 13

| seats7 = 12

| party8 = Beloved Fatherland Party

| percentage8 = 15.90

| last_election8 = new

| seats8 = 7

| party9 = National Union of Ethical Citizens

| percentage9 = 14.30

| last_election9 = new

| seats9 = 7

| party10 = National Encounter Party

| percentage10 = 2.11

| last_election10 = 7

| seats10 = 1

}}}}}}

}}{{Politics of Paraguay}}

General elections were held in Paraguay on 27 April 2003.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 {{ISBN|978-0-19-928358-3}} The presidential elections were won by Nicanor Duarte of the Colorado Party, who received 38.3% of the vote. In the Congressional elections, the Colorado Party won 37 of the 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 16 of the 45 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 64.3% in the presidential election, 64.2% in the Senate election and 64.1% in the Chamber of Deputies election.Nohlen, pp426-432