Paraguayan Voting Abroad Referendum, 2011
A Voting Abroad Referendum was voted on in Paraguay on October 9, 2011. The referendum sought to allow citizens living abroad to vote in national elections. The amendment was introduced as a referendum in the hopes that it would increase participation in national elections. Government authorities estimated that at the time roughly 700,000 Paraguayans lived abroad, and approval of the amendment would allow expatriates to vote in national elections. The measure was approved.[1]
Election results
Vote totals are displayed below:[2]
| Voting Abroad Referendum | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 298,480 | 77.5% | ||
| No | 82,193 | 21.3% | ||
Support
The Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo, believed that the vote was a step towards allowing more Paraguayans to participate in and strengthen the country's democracy, and Paraguayan expatriate groups also supported the measure.[3][4]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Justicia Electoral, República del Paraguay, "Referéndum 9 de octubre 2011," accessed April 8, 2020
- ↑ Justicia Electoral, República del Paraguay, "Referéndum 9 de octubre 2011," accessed April 8, 2020
- ↑ South Atlantic News Agency, "Paraguayans living abroad closer to voting in national elections," October 10, 2011
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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