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Politics of Paraguay takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic. The National Constitution mandates a separation of powers in three branches. Executive power is exercised solely by the President. Legislative power is vested in the two chambers of the National Congress. The Judiciary power is vested on Tribunals and Courts of Civil Law and a nine-member Supreme Court of Justice, all of them independent of the executive and the legislature.
Historically, Paraguay has been characterized by civil wars, coups and authoritarianism.[1] Paraguay was for several decades under dictatorial rule by Alfredo Stroessner and his Colorado Party until he was ousted from power in 1989, which set off a democratization process.[2][3]
Since 1989, there has been an expansion of civil and political liberties, as well as elections at presidential, congressional, and municipal levels.[2] However, the democratization process has been limited due to the firm control of the Colorado Party on the Paraguay state.[3] The Colorado Party retains power through clientelistic practices.[3] Corruption is widespread in Paraguay.[3] The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Paraguay a "flawed democracy" in 2023.[4] After having been rated a "flawed democracy" for 1 year, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) returned Paraguay's rating to "hybrid regime" in 2024.[5]
- ^ Valenzuela, Arturo (1997). "Paraguay: The Coup that Didn't Happen". Journal of Democracy. 8 (1): 43–55. doi:10.1353/jod.1997.0014. ISSN 1086-3214.
- ^ a b Lambert, Peter (2000). "A decade of electoral democracy: continuity, change and crisis in Paraguay". Bulletin of Latin American Research. 19 (3): 379–396. doi:10.1016/S0261-3050(00)00002-4. ISSN 0261-3050.
- ^ a b c d Nickson, Andrew (2025). "The Legacies of the Stroessner Dictatorship in Paraguay". Current History. 124 (859): 68–73. doi:10.1525/curh.2025.124.859.68. ISSN 0011-3530.
- ^ Democracy Index 2023: Age of Conflict (PDF). Economist Intelligence Unit (Report). 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Democracy Index 2024". Economist Intelligence Unit. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
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