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 Marcos Pérez Talia. Last April 30, a new defeat of probably the most important opposition front formed to compete against the Colorado Party was consummated. The final difference, as huge as it was unexpected, makes all explanations seem valid. Here we seek... More »
By Fernando Martínez Escobar. The electoral strength obtained by the Colorado Party (ANR) in the elections of April 30 has revived the idea of the unification of the ANR in the government, but the idea of party unity is a myth that has been around for almost 4... More »
By José Duarte Penayo. On the eve of the elections, a journalist from the Argentinean media C5N asked a vendor at Mercado 4 if she wanted “change or continuity”. As the answer was “I want change”, the immediate question was whether the vote would go to Efraín ... More »
By Marcos Pérez Talia. Last Saturday, April 15, the young people of the Concertación received the former Uruguayan president Pepe Mujica in a massive event. Far from being a mere motivational talk to the youth, it was, in fact, a political decalogue based on h... More »
By Lorena Soler.* Argentina and Paraguay share a long common history. In addition to the War of the Triple Alliance, the death of Sarmiento, the exile and return of Perón, the return of war trophies, political exiles and culinary transnationalization, they hav... More »
By Gustavo Setrini.* The slogan of the presidential campaign has been “change”. The National Concertation affirms that Efraín Alegre and Soledad Núñez are “the only possible change”. The ANR tells us that with Santiago Peña and Pedro Alliana “we will be better... More »
By Marcos Pérez Talia. Paraguay is on the way to its eighth presidential election since the fall of General Stroessner’s dictatorship. Of the seven previous elections, the Colorado Party triumphed in six. If we observe the course of both coloradismo and the op... More »
By Marcos Pérez Talia. The polls have started to be published and with them the controversies. Just as Tereré Cómplice published several articles about them during the last electoral cycle, we will put the magnifying glass on them again. More »
By José Duarte Penayo. The 2023 presidential race comes after a period of government marked by critical and extraordinary events, capable of substantially altering the stability of the political game. The pandemic was the main event, capable of leading to the ... More »
By José Tomás Sánchez With the simultaneous political party primaries on December 18, 2022, an important step was taken on the road to the general elections of 2023. In these internal elections, the elections held in the Colorado Party, the National Concertati... More »
By Marcos Pérez Talia Last Sunday, December 18, the elections of the opposition, or Concertación, were held with an open electoral roll. It was an unprecedented event in the Paraguayan democratic history since any voter, regardless of his affiliation, could vo... More »