ELECCIONES MUNICIPALES DE 2015 EN PARAGUAY: CAMBIOS SIMBÓLICOS Y CONTINUIDADES SUSTANCIALES

This article describes the electoral results of the 2015 municipal elections in Paraguay. It analyses the main tendencies, putting them in a comparative historical perspective, in particular with respect to the previous elections held in 2010. It argues that despite important continuities in terms o...

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Published inRevista uruguaya de ciencia política Vol. 25; no. 1; p. 137
Main Authors Došek, Tomáš, Talia, Marcos Pérez, Recalde, Liliana Rocío Duarte
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Montevideo Fundación de Cultura Universitaria 01.07.2016
Subjects
Cities
Local elections
Mayors
Municipal government
Political parties
Radicalism
Voters
Paraguay
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Summary:This article describes the electoral results of the 2015 municipal elections in Paraguay. It analyses the main tendencies, putting them in a comparative historical perspective, in particular with respect to the previous elections held in 2010. It argues that despite important continuities in terms of aggregate electoral results (predominance of traditional parties and weakness of third parties), Asociación Nacional Republicana (ANR) suffered an important setback in major cities, Partido Liberal Radical Auténtico strengthened its presence in the Departamento Central, the most populous in the country, and the opposition political actors made more frequently and successfully use of electoral alliances as way to compete with the ANR. Also, the voters seem to be ever more critical, with a growing capacity to evaluate the incumbents and punish local mayors' bad performance.
ISSN:0797-9789
1688-499X