2000 Paraguayan vice presidential election

2000 Paraguayan vice presidential election

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Turnout	60.72%
Candidate Julio César Franco Félix Argaña Party PLRA Colorado Popular vote 597,431 587,498 Percentage 49.64% 48.82%
Vice President before election Vacant (due to assassination of Luis María Argaña) Vice President-elect Julio César Franco PLRA

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Vice presidential elections were held in Paraguay on 13 August 2000,^[1] following the assassination of Luis María Argaña.^[2] The result was a victory for Julio César Franco of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party, who received 49.6% of the vote. Voter turnout was 60.7%.^[3]