Back حزب كولورادو (باراغواي) Arabic Paraqvay Kolorado Partiyası Azerbaijani Partido Colorado (Paraguay) German Partido Colorado (Paragvajo) Esperanto Partido Colorado (Paraguay) Spanish Yhdistynyt kansallinen tasavaltalaispuolue Finnish Parti colorado (Paraguay) French Stranka Colorado (Paragvaj) Croatian Կոլորադո կուսակցություն (Պարագվայ) Armenian Partai Colorado (Paraguay) ID
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National Republican Association – Colorado Party Asociación Nacional Republicana – Partido Colorado | |
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| Leader | Santiago Peña |
| President | Horacio Cartes |
| Founder | Bernardino Caballero |
| Founded | 11 September 1887 |
| Headquarters | 25 de Mayo N° 842 c/ Tacuary - Asunción |
| Membership (2022) | 2,616,424[1] |
| Ideology | Conservatism[2] Republicanism Paraguayan nationalism[3] Right-wing antiglobalism Economic liberalism[4] Pro-Taiwan[5] Christian right |
| Political position | Centre-right[6] to right-wing[7] |
| Regional affiliation | Union of Latin American Parties[8] |
| International affiliation | International Democracy Union[9] |
| Colours | Red, white |
| Chamber of Deputies | 48 / 80 |
| Senate | 23 / 45 |
| Mercosur Parliament (Paraguay seats) | 11 / 18 |
| Governors | 15 / 17 |
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The National Republican Association (Spanish: Asociación Nacional Republicana, ANR), also known as the Colorado Party (Spanish: Partido Colorado, 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.
The Colorado Party has historically been and continues to be the dominant political party in Paraguay. With 2.6 million members as of 2022 (although there are allegations of numerous false affiliations made by the party),[10] it is the largest political party in the country, usually ruling without the necessity of electoral alliances. Paraguay was for several decades under dictatorial rule by Alfredo Stroessner, a member of the Colorado Party, until he was ousted from power in 1989, which set off a democratization process.[11][12] Since then, there has been an expansion of civil and political liberties, as well as elections at presidential, congressional, and municipal levels.[11] However, the democratization process has been limited due to the firm control of the Colorado Party on the Paraguayan state.[12] The Colorado Party retains power through clientelistic practices,[12] and corruption is widespread in Paraguay.[12]
- ^ "ANR vuelve a habilitar su padrón con 2.616.424 afiliados que pueden votar". 4 October 2022.
- ^ Ramirez, Jose (18 March 2021). "Sobre «Mapa Genético ANR», de Carola González Alsina. Tercera parte".
- ^ ""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.
- ^ Jorge González-Gallarza (6 July 2023). "Paraguay Athwart consevatism". europeanconservative.com. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Paraguay's Taiwan ties safe as ruling party retains presidency". The Guardian. 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Paraguay's Colorados back in office; opposition admits defeat; observers praise election process". MercoPress.
- ^ Nicas, Jack; Blair, Laurence (1 May 2023). "Paraguay Voters Elect Conservative Economist as President". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "Partidos Miembros". Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Members". February 2018.
- ^ According to multiple sources:
- "Me afiliaron sin mi consentimiento" [I was affiliated without my consent]. El Surtidor (in Spanish). 30 March 2021.
- "Tribunal hace lugar a un hábeas data contra ANR por afiliación ilegal" [Court grants habeas data petition against ANR for illegal affiliation]. Última Hora (in Spanish). 3 March 2023.
- "ANR reactivó su web: sepa qué hacer si sigue figurando como afiliado" [ANR reactivated its website: find out what to do if you are still listed as an affiliate]. ABC Color (in Spanish). 30 July 2021.
- "Urgen una ley de protección de datos tras afiliaciones falsas a la ANR" [Data protection law urgently needed after false affiliations with the ANR]. ABC Color (in Spanish). 31 July 2021.
- "Investigarán a partidos políticos por producción de documentos falsos" [Political parties to be investigated for producing false documents]. Paraguay.com (in Spanish). 20 November 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023.
- ^ 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.