Abstract

SOLIS DELGADILLO, Juan Mario  and  CERNA VILLAGRA, Sarah Patricia. Friction, (Re)Concentration and Conservative Consolidation after the 2018 Elections in Paraguay. Estud. Polit. [online]. 2019, n.54, pp.259-285. ISSN 0121-5167.  https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.espo.n54a13.

The 2018 general elections kept the Colorado Party in power, one of the few electoral machineries that remain in the region, due to their ability to win elections and the homogeneity of the vote in their favor. However, this last electoral process has also caused a fracture within the party. The article reveals, through comparative data and indicators, the great strength of this party and seeks to answer the question: What has allowed the National Republican Association to stay in power? The central argument for addressing this question is that the NRA is the only party with a structure robust enough to mobilize a large number of voters, despite the internal divisions it has experienced in the last five years.

Keywords : Elections; Political Parties; Political Change; Colorado Party; Mario Abdo Benítez; Horacio Cartes; Paraguay.

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