List of political parties in Paraguay

Template:Short description Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists This article lists political parties in Paraguay. Paraguay was a one-party dominant state with the Colorado Party until the 2008 Paraguayan general election when the opposition, Patriotic Alliance for Change, won the presidency.

Parties

Parliamentary parties

Name		Abbr.	Founded	Ideology	Leader	Senators	Deputies
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Colorado Party Template:Small	ANR-PC	1887	National conservatism Neoliberalism Populism	Horacio Cartes	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Authentic Radical Liberal Party Template:Small	PLRA	1887	Liberalism Radicalism	Efraín Alegre	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Guasú Front Template:Small	FG	2010	Democratic socialism Left-wing populism	Carlos Filizzola	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar
	Beloved Fatherland Party Template:Small	PPQ	2002	Conservative liberalism Civic nationalism	Pedro Fadul	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar
	Progressive Democratic Party Template:Small	PDP	2007	Social democracy Democratic socialism	Desirée Masi	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar
	National Union of Ethical Citizens Template:Small	UNACE	2002	Nationalism Conservatism	Jorge Oviedo Matto	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar
	Great Renewed National Alliance Template:Small	GANAR	2017	Social liberalism Progressivism	Carlos Mateo Balmelli	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar
	National Encounter Party Template:Small	PEN	1991	Social democracy Social liberalism	Fernando Camacho	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar

Coalitions

• Country Forward (Avanza Pais, AP)

Other parties

• Christian Democratic Party (Partido Demócrata Cristiano)
• Paraguayan Communist Party (Partido Comunista Paraguayo)
• Party for a Country of Solidarity (Partido País Solidario)
• Revolutionary Socialist Party (Partido Socialista Revolucionario)
• Workers' Party (Partido de los Trabajadores)
• Revolutionary Febrerista Party (Partido Revolucionario Febrerista)

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.

See also

• Politics of Paraguay
• List of political parties by country
• Liberalism and radicalism in Paraguay