List of political parties in Paraguay

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

The parties

Parliamentary parties

Authentic Radical Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Radical Auténtico, PLRA)
Party for a Country of Solidarity (Partido País Solidario, PPS)
Progressive Democratic Party (Partido Democrático Progesista, PDP)
National Republican Association (Asociación Nacional Republicana/Partido Colorado, ANR)
Beloved Fatherland Party (Partido Patria Querida, PPQ)
National Union of Ethical Citizens (Unión Nacional de Ciudadanos Éticos, UNACE)

Coalitions

Country Forward (Avanza Pais, AP)

Other parties

Paraguayan Communist Party (Partido Comunista Paraguayo)
Revolutionary Socialist Party (Partido Socialista Revolucionario)
Workers' Party (Partido de los Trabajadores)

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.

Political parties in Paraguay

Represented in Congress	Colorado Party Authentic Radical Liberal Party Guasú Front Paraguayan Communist Party Party for a Country of Solidarity Tekojoja People's Party others National Union of Ethical Citizens Avanza País Christian Democratic Party Revolutionary Febrerista Party others National Encounter Party Democratic Progressive Party Beloved Fatherland Party Chaqueña Passion Alliance

Unrepresented	Boquerón Departmental Alliance Paraguayan Humanist Party Partido Patria Libre Workers' Party

Defunct	Citizen's Force Movement Liberal Party National Christian Union National Renewal Movement Paraguayan Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist) Radical Liberal Party Unified Radical Liberal Party United National Liberation Front

Alliances	Avanza País Chaqueña Passion Alliance Guasú Front Patriotic Alliance for Change

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