Colorado Party (Paraguay)
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National Republican Association – Colorado Party Asociación Nacional Republicana – Partido Colorado | |
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Right-wing[9] | |
Regional affiliation | Union of Latin American Parties[10] |
International affiliation | International Democracy Union[11] |
Colours | Red, white |
Chamber of Deputies | 48 / 80 |
Senate | 23 / 45 |
Mercosur Parliament (Paraguay seats) | 11 / 18 |
Governors | 15 / 17 |
Party flag | |
Website | |
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The National Republican Association – Colorado Party (
With 2.6 million members as of 2022 (although there are allegations of numerous false affiliations made by the party),[12] it is the largest political party in the country, usually ruling without the necessity of electoral alliances.
History
1887–1989
The party, though founded only in 1887 as an answer to the foundation of the Liberal Party in that same year, already informally existed from the late 1870s onward, as a political group centered around Bernardino Caballero, Cándido Bareiro and José Segundo Decoud.
It formally ruled the country from its foundation until 1904, when it was overthrown in the
The Colorado Party became the dominant political force in the country following the conclusion of the
In practice, however, Paraguay remained a one-party military dictatorship until Stroessner's overthrow in 1989. It served as one of the "twin pillars" of Stroessner's 35-year rule, one of the longest in history by a non-royal leader.[16]
Since 1989
In 2002, the National Union of Ethical Citizens split from the party.
At the legislative elections of 27 April 2003, the party won 35.3% of the popular vote (37 out of 80 seats) in the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay and 32.9% (16 out of 45 seats) in the Senate. Its candidate at the presidential elections on the same day, Nicanor Duarte, won 37.1% of the popular vote and was elected President of Paraguay.
Originally, the Colorado Party was conservative, representing those opposed to the Liberal Party.
On 20 April 2008, for the first time in 61 years, the Colorado Party lost the presidential elections to an opposition candidate from the
According to Antonio Soljancic, a social scientist at the Autonomous University of Asunción, "in order to get a job, you had to show you were a party member. The problem Paraguay has is that, although Stroessner disappeared from the political map, he left a legacy that no one has tried to bury".[17]
Electoral history
Presidential elections
Note: From 1947 until 1962, the Colorado Party was the sole legal party. Free and fair elections did not take place until 1993.
Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Result |
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1953 | Federico Chávez
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224,788 | 100% | Elected (sole legal party) |
1954 | Alfredo Stroessner | 236,191 | 100% | Elected (sole legal party) |
1958 | 295,414 | 100% | Elected (sole legal party) | |
1963 | 569,551 | 92.3% | Elected | |
1968 | 465,535 | 71.6% | Elected | |
1973 | 681,306 | 84.7% | Elected | |
1978 | 905,461 | 90.8% | Elected | |
1983 | 944,637 | 91.0% | Elected | |
1988 | 1,187,738 | 89.6% | Elected | |
1989 | Andrés Rodríguez | 882,957 | 76.59% | Elected |
1993 | Juan Carlos Wasmosy | 449,505 | 41.78% | Elected |
1998 | Raúl Cubas Grau | 887,196 | 55.35% | Elected |
2003 | Nicanor Duarte | 574,232 | 38.30% | Elected |
2008 | Blanca Ovelar | 573,995 | 31.75% | Lost |
2013 | Horacio Cartes | 1,104,169 | 48.48% | Elected |
2018 | Mario Abdo Benítez | 1,206,067 | 48.96% | Elected |
2023 | Santiago Peña | 1,292,079 | 43.94% | Elected |
Vice presidential election
Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Result |
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2000 | Félix Argaña | 587,498 | 48.8% | Lost |
Chamber of Deputies elections
Note: From 1947 until 1962, the Colorado Party was the sole legal party. Free and fair elections did not take place until 1993.
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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1960 | 60 / 60
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1963 | 569,551 | 92.3% | 40 / 60
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1968 | 465,535 | 71.6% | 40 / 60
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1973 | 681,306 | 84.7% | 40 / 60
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1978 | 905,461 | 90.7% | 40 / 60
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1983 | 944,637 | 91.0% | 40 / 60
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1988 | 1,187,738 | 89.6% | 40 / 60
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1989 | 845,820 | 74.5% | 40 / 72
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1993 | 488,342 | 43.4% | 38 / 80
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1998 | 857,473 | 53.8% | 45 / 80
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2003 | 520,761 | 35.3% | 37 / 80
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2008 | 582,932 | 32.96% | 30 / 80
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2013 | 919,625 | 40.99% | 44 / 80
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2018 | 927,183 | 39.10% | 42 / 80
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2023 | 1,345,730 | 47.43% | 48 / 80
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Senate elections
Note: free and fair elections did not take place until 1993.
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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1968 | 20 / 30
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1973 | 681,306 | 84.7% | 20 / 30
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1978 | 20 / 30
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1983 | 20 / 30
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1988 | 20 / 30
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1993 | 498,586 | 44.0% | 20 / 45
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1998 | 813,287 | 51.7% | 24 / 45
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2003 | 508,506 | 34.4% | 16 / 45
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2008 | 509,907 | 29.07% | 15 / 45
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2013 | 865,206 | 38.50% | 19 / 45
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2018 | 766,841 | 32.52% | 17 / 45
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2023 | 1,317,463 | 45.72% | 23 / 45
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See also
References
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- ^ "Paraguay elige el continuismo del conservador Partido Colorado dando la presidencia a Santiago Peña". es.euronews.com. 1 May 2023.
- ^ ""La ANR se sustenta en el nacionalismo y el patriotismo", expresa Darío Filártiga". www.lanacion.com.py (in Spanish). 11 September 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ Jorge González-Gallarza (6 July 2023). "Paraguay Athwart Liberalism". europeanconservative.com. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "El Partido Colorado de Paraguay consolida su poder hegemónico". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 1 May 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Pueblo de Dios se inscribe en la ANR". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). 2 October 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
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- ^ "El comentario homofobo de un ministro paraguayo: "No quiero ninguno con tendencia homosexual"". www.pagina12.com.ar (in Spanish). 29 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "El derechista Partido Colorado afianza su monopolio político en Paraguay". www.publico.es. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Partidos Miembros". Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Members". February 2018.
- ^ http://www.eleccionesparaguay.com/noticia-padron-electora-definitivo-elecciones-paraguay-2013-131.html https://elsurti.com/oligarquia/reportaje/2021/03/30/me-afiliaron-sin-mi-consentimiento/ https://www.ultimahora.com/tribunal-hace-lugar-un-habeas-data-contra-anr-afiliacion-ilegal-n3051257 https://www.abc.com.py/nacionales/2021/07/30/reestablecen-web-de-anr-sin-afiliados-fantasma-sepa-que-hacer-si-sigue-figurando/ https://www.paraguay.com/nacionales/investigaran-a-partidos-politicos-por-produccion-de-documentos-falsos-88785 https://www.abc.com.py/nacionales/2021/07/31/urgen-una-ley-de-proteccion-de-datos-tras-afiliaciones-falsas-a-la-anr/
- ^ "Paraguay: Opposition Parties". Library of Congress Country Studies. Archived from the original on 9 January 2009.
- ^ Smith, James F. (4 February 1989). "Military Coup Topples Paraguay's Stroessner : Incoming President Promises Democracy, Respect for Rights". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ Paraguay: Potential Successors to Stroessner
- ^ "Paraguay: The Twin Pillars of the Stroessner Regime". Library of Congress Country Studies. Archived from the original on 9 January 2009.
- ^ "Horacio Cartes: Millionaire. Criminal. Business titan. Homophobe. The next president of Paraguay?". The Independent. 19 April 2013.