Progressive Democratic Party (Paraguay)

Progressive Democratic Party
Leader	Desirée Masi
Founded	2007
Split from	Party for a Country of Solidarity
Headquarters	Asunción, Paraguay
Ideology	Democratic socialism Social democracy
Political position	Centre-left
International affiliation	Socialist International (invited member)
Chamber of Deputies	0 / 80
Senate	3 / 45
Website
www.pdp.org.py
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The Progressive Democratic Party (Spanish: Partido Democrático Progresista) is a Paraguayan political party created in 2007, split from the Party for a Country of Solidarity.

In the Paraguayan general election, 2008 it won one seat in the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay and one in the Senate of Paraguay. In the 2008 elections it was part of the Patriotic Alliance for Change electoral coalition, and had a representative, Rafael Filizzola, appointed interior minister. It withdrew from the governing coalition in early 2009, although it continued to participate as an observer, and to support the Lugo presidency. Filizzola remained interior minister until mid-2011, when Lugo asked him to resign.

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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

Unrepresented	Beloved Fatherland Party Boquerón Departmental Alliance Chaqueña Passion 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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