List of political parties in Paraguay

This article lists political parties in Paraguay. Paraguay was a one-party dominant state with the Colorado Party until the 2008 Paraguayan general election when the opposition, Patriotic Alliance for Change, won the presidency.

Parties

Parliamentary parties

Party Abbr. Est. Ideology Leader Senators Deputies
Colorado Party
Partido Colorado 		ANR-PC 1887
Horacio Cartes
17 / 45
42 / 80
Authentic Radical Liberal Party
Partido Liberal Radical Auténtico 		PLRA 1887
Efraín Alegre
13 / 45
17 / 80
Guasú Front
Frente Guasú 		FG 2010
Carlos Filizzola
6 / 45
0 / 80
Beloved Fatherland Party
Partido Patria Querida 		PPQ 2002
Pedro Fadul
3 / 45
3 / 80
Progressive Democratic Party
Partido Democrático Progresista 		PDP 2007
Desirée Masi
2 / 45
0 / 80
National Union of Ethical Citizens
Unión Nacional de Ciudadanos Éticos 		UNACE 2002
Jorge Oviedo Matto
1 / 45
0 / 80
Great Renewed National Alliance
Gran Alianza Nacional Renovada 		GANAR 2017
Carlos Mateo Balmelli
0 / 45
10 / 80
National Encounter Party
Partido Encuentro Nacional 		PEN 1991
Fernando Camacho
0 / 45
2 / 80

Coalitions

Other parties

Former parties

The Paraguayan Liberal Party fought with the Colorado Party for dominance of the country during the first half of the 20th century. By the end of the Alfredo Stroessner regime the Liberal Party of Paraguay no longer existed, but its political successor, the Authentic Radical Liberal Party, is now the second largest political party in the country.

See also

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