By Eduardo Nakayama* Last Sunday, August 6, 2023, the Extraordinary Convention of the PLRA was held, in which six points were to be considered in the agenda. However, a majority of Convention members went further and resolved, when the Convention was already a... More »
By Marcos Pérez Talia. The role played by political parties in contemporary democracies is fundamental. They are key players because they fulfill various tasks that, as a whole, serve to make the political system operative. The issue is that some of their mult... More »
By Juan Francisco Camino.* In recent weeks, Ecuador has captured the attention of international media, regional politicians and, of course, social scientists, especially those dedicated to the under explored and misunderstood political science. More »
By Marcos Pérez Talia In the first installment of these two articles we explored the different levels of participation in the PLRA internal elections, and we showed that there is a pattern that explains the mechanics of participation, which is related to being... More »
By Marcos Pérez Talia It is not controversial to say that the PLRA is the most important party of the Concertación. Its history, its number of members and voters, and its vast party structure made up of parliamentarians, governors, mayors, and councilmen throu... More »
By Rodrigo Ibarrola In the previous issue we had discussed the supposed lack of interest of young people (people between 18 and 29 years old) in participating in electoral elections. Making some population adjustments in the estimation of electoral participati... More »
By Marcos Pérez Talia In a recent article, we recovered the argument of Pierre Rosanvallon who examined the principles of legitimacy of democratic governments. According to the French sociologist, throughout the twentieth century a democratic system of dual le... More »
By Javier Lassalle. The National Concertation “For a New Paraguay” suffered some schisms when the presidential pre-candidatures were made official. Cruzada Nacional de Paraguayo Cubas and part of Frente Guasu withdrew from it and will go to the general electio... More »
By Rodrigo Ibarrola The low voting participation of young people under 30 is frequently mentioned as one of the reasons why electoral results always end up favoring party structures. In this hypothesis, it is stated -almost mystically- that if young people wer... More »
By Marcos Pérez Talia There is a certain consensus in the academic world that something is happening to democracies in all latitudes. Different authors, from different areas of the social sciences, have been warning about a crisis of democracy, whether in term... More »
By Rodrigo Ibarrola On July 8, the Superior Court of Electoral Justice (TSJE) finally aknowledged the National Concertation. In the same act, it also resolved the controversy over the use of the Permanent Civic Registry (RCP) for the formation of the electoral... More »
By Jorge Rolón Luna The agreement of a large sector of the opposition to the governing party has resulted in the creation of the Concertation to compete in the 2023 presidential elections. This Concertation intends to use the Permanent Civic Registry (RCP) as ... More »