Abstract

SCHEFFER, Raquel Rojas  and  LACHI, Marcello. SIN RELACIÓN APARENTE. PARTIDOS POLÍTICOS E IDEOLOGÍA EN PARAGUAY. Postdata [online]. 2020, vol.25, n.2, pp.486-518. ISSN 1851-9601.

The Paraguayan political system is characterized by the hegemonic presence of two parties, the National Republican Association (ANR) and the Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA), which have dominated the country’s institutional life since their creation at the end of the 19th century. Although presented as antagonistic and irreconcilable forces by many political actors, this article argues that the differences between these parties, far from being based on ideological positions, rest ratheronaffective relations and family traditions. Drawing from quantitative and qualitative data collected by a research group active in Paraguay between 2016 and 2018, this text discusses the role that ideology plays in the Paraguayan political environment, and particularly, within the twomajortraditionalparties, concludingthat both the ANR and the PLRA continue to gain followers not drawing on a debate of ideas, buton the basis of party identification.

Keywords : Paraguay; party system; party membership; ideology; democracy.

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