The Organization of American States (OAS) Sunday congratulated Paraguay on the massive attendance in its general election.
"We want to congratulate Paraguayans for the civism lesson they gave," said OAS's electoral observation mission chief Maria Emma Mejia.
According to Asuncion's news, Mejia said that the elections were carried out calmly therefore it was possible to anticipate that people would remain calm despite results.
Only a few isolated incidents occurred during the elections in certain voting booths, and OAS will closely watch the vote count, she added.
Electoral Justice's Superior Court officials said that some 70 percent of registered voters participated in the Sunday's election, surpassing 2003's election attendance, 67 percent.
The main presidential candidates in this election include former bishop Fernando Lugo, of the Patriotic Alliance for Change, Blanca Ovelar, of the governing Colorado Party and former army chief, general Lino Oviedo, of the rightwing Ethic Citizens' National Union (Unace).
Preliminary results show Lugo is leading the vote preference to defeat the Colorado Party that has governed Paraguay for the past 61 years.
Paraguay has a population of some 5.6 million, 2.8 million of whom are registered voters.
Source:Xinhua
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