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Party indiscipline as a democratic problem

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 »

Pondering on the defeat of the Concertación

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 »

The Colorado Party: a power of divided forces

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 »

Javier Milei and Payo Cubas. Counterpoints

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 »

Does 2023 look more like 2003, 2008, 2013 or 2018?

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 »

Poll war 2023: first round

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 »

Lessons learned from the 2022 Colorado party primaries

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 »

Efraín Alegre, the triumph of persistence

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 »