Colorado Party (Paraguay)

National Republican Association – Colorado Party
Asociación Nacional Republicana – Partido Colorado
LeaderSantiago Peña
PresidentHoracio Cartes
FounderBernardino Caballero
Founded11 September 1887 (1887-09-11)
Headquarters25 de Mayo N° 842 c/ Tacuary - Asunción
Membership (2022)2,616,424[1]
IdeologyConservatism[2]
Paraguayan nationalism[3]
Economic liberalism[4]

Right-wing populism[5]
Social conservatism[6][7][8]
Political positionBig tent
Factions:
Centre-left[9] to far-right[10]
Regional affiliationUnion of Latin American Parties[11]
International affiliationInternational Democracy Union[12]
Colours   Red, white
Chamber of Deputies
48 / 80
Senate
23 / 45
Mercosur Parliament
(Paraguay seats)
11 / 18
Governors
15 / 17
Party flag
Website
www.anr.org.py

The National Republican Association – Colorado Party (Spanish: Asociación Nacional Republicana – Partido Colorado, ANR-PC, lit. 'Red Party') is a conservative political party in Paraguay, founded on 11 September 1887 by Bernardino Caballero. Since 1947, the colorados, as they are known, has been dominant in Paraguayan politics (ruling as the only legal party between 1947 and 1962) and has controlled the presidency since 1948 –notwithstanding a brief interruption between 2008 and 2013– as well as having a majority in both chambers of Congress and department governorships.

With 2.6 million members as of 2022 (although there are allegations of numerous false affiliations made by the party),[13] it is the largest political party in the country, usually ruling without the necessity of electoral alliances.

  1. ^ "ANR vuelve a habilitar su padrón con 2.616.424 afiliados que pueden votar". 4 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Paraguay elige el continuismo del conservador Partido Colorado dando la presidencia a Santiago Peña". es.euronews.com. 1 May 2023.
  3. ^ ""La ANR se sustenta en el nacionalismo y el patriotismo", expresa Darío Filártiga". www.lanacion.com.py (in Spanish). 11 September 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  4. ^ Jorge González-Gallarza (6 July 2023). "Paraguay Athwart Liberalism". europeanconservative.com. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  5. ^ "El Partido Colorado de Paraguay consolida su poder hegemónico". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 1 May 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Pueblo de Dios se inscribe en la ANR". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). 2 October 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  7. ^ |Sarah Patricia Cerna Villagra y Rodrigo Manuel Ibarrola (31 August 2020). "Paraguay: el arraigo político y económico de la derecha". Reflexión Política (in Spanish). 22 (45): 116–131. doi:10.29375/01240781.3920. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  8. ^ "El comentario homofobo de un ministro paraguayo: "No quiero ninguno con tendencia homosexual"". www.pagina12.com.ar (in Spanish). 29 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  9. ^ https://www.ultimahora.com/nicanor-quiere-un-partido-orientacion-socialista-n35263
  10. ^ "El futuro gabinete de Peña confirma un Paraguay hundido en la ultraderecha". www.tiempoar.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Partidos Miembros". Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Members". February 2018.
  13. ^ http://www.eleccionesparaguay.com/noticia-padron-electora-definitivo-elecciones-paraguay-2013-131.html https://elsurti.com/oligarquia/reportaje/2021/03/30/me-afiliaron-sin-mi-consentimiento/ https://www.ultimahora.com/tribunal-hace-lugar-un-habeas-data-contra-anr-afiliacion-ilegal-n3051257 https://www.abc.com.py/nacionales/2021/07/30/reestablecen-web-de-anr-sin-afiliados-fantasma-sepa-que-hacer-si-sigue-figurando/ https://www.paraguay.com/nacionales/investigaran-a-partidos-politicos-por-produccion-de-documentos-falsos-88785 https://www.abc.com.py/nacionales/2021/07/31/urgen-una-ley-de-proteccion-de-datos-tras-afiliaciones-falsas-a-la-anr/

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