Paraguay: Political parties
At a Glance
03-09-2015
Paraguay has a multi-party system with two main parties – the Colorados and the Liberals – and other small parties and alliances. After 61 years in power, the Colorados, the world's longest-ruling party, lost the 2008 elections to the Liberals. Nonetheless, in April 2013, they returned to power.
At a Glance
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- allocation of seats
- America
- bicameral system
- cooperation agreement (EU)
- economic geography
- electoral procedure and voting
- European construction
- EUROPEAN UNION
- GEOGRAPHY
- multiparty system
- national election
- Paraguay
- parliament
- political coalition
- political framework
- political geography
- political parties
- political party
- POLITICS
- politics and public safety
- presidential election