The electoral contribution of the PLRA to the Concertación (II): Efraín’s leadership December 13, 2022 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 »
The electoral contribution of the PLRA to the Concertación (I): participation levels November 8, 2022 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 »
Does greater youth participation favor the opposition? October 12, 2022 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 »
On the “invincibility” of Efraín Alegre September 23, 2022 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 »
Multiple voting is not a risk for the primaries July 28, 2022 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 »
Electoral disputes cannot curtail fundamental rights. The case of the use of the Permanent Civic Registry for the internal elections of the National Concertation July 8, 2022 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 »
It is not a trap to go to internal elections in the Concertation against the PLRA July 7, 2022 By Marcos Pérez Talia Now that the Concertation, as a legal figure, has become unobjectionable to the opposition, new disagreements arise regarding the type of election of the presidential candidacy. When it seemed that the internal election by open register ... More »