1678 Asamblea Nacional elections

1678 Asamblea Nacional elections

1673 ← 1678 → TBD

All 125 seats to the Asamblea Nacional de la República 63 seats needed for a majority   First party Second party Third party   Leader Rodrigo Calderón Mendez Paula Ferraro de Sole Carlos Geraldo Núñez Party Partido de Liberación Nacional Cambio Democratico Partido Conservador Leader's seat Puerto Arcadio La Hampa Valverde Last election 64 40 21 Seats won 65 50 8 Seat change ▲1 ▲10 ▼13 Popular vote 1,742,100 1,460,500 244,900 Percentage 48% 40.2% 6.7% Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Gen. Pedro Forlán Martins Jorge Quislas Yupanqui Party Partido Fascista Republicano Acción Popular de Timaro Leader's seat Calico Ciudad Timaro Last election 0 0 Seats won 1 1 Seat change ▲1 ▲1 Popular vote 68,300 63,200 Percentage 1.9% 1.7%

Turnout: 3,632,300 voters

The third Elections for the Asamblea Nacional de la República, the unicameral parliament of Los Liberados were held in 1678 AN. The elections were the first elections held following the death of President Jacobo Castrigo Álvarez and the assumption of power by Rodrigo Calderón Mendéz. The governing Partido de Liberación Nacional maintained its majority and renewed its mandate to govern the Republic. Meanwhile, Cambio Democrático, the winners of the previous election, continued their challenge of the PLN and won another 10 seats. Three other parties were able to gain seats, mainly through their constituency representation. Most prominent of which was the Partido Consevador, who suffered another defeat and won 8 seats. The Partido Fascista Republicano and the Acción Popular de Timaro both gained one constituency seat.

Allegations of electoral fraud

Following the election, opposition leader Paula Ferraro accused the Calderón government of having engaged in fraudulent activities in order to ensure a PLN victory. Incidents of ballot stuffing and voter suppression have been reported locally, although definite proof has not been given by accusing parties. Calderón received criticism over the lack of polling stations in the mountainous areas of Isla Montaña and the southern Timaro islands. Independent observers from Batavia have not observed any major irregularities, describing the elections as generally fair and well-organised.

Results

	Political party	Leader	Votes	Elected; Proportion	Elected; Constituencies	Elected; total	% of votes	% of seats
	Partido de Liberación Nacional	Rodrigo Calderón Mendéz	1,742,100	34	31	65	48%	52%
	Cambio Democratico	Paula Ferraro de Sole	1,460,500	31	19	50	40.2%	40%
	Partido Conservador	Carlos Geraldo Núñez	244,900	0	8	8	6.7%	6.4%
	Partido Fascista Republicano	Gen. Pedro Forlán Martins	68,300	0	1	1	1.9%	0.8%
	Acción Popular de Timaro	Jorge Quislas Yupanqui	63,200	0	1	1	1.7%	0.8%
	Other		53,300	0	0	0	1.5%	0%
Total			3,632,300	65	60	125