Concertación (Paraguay)

The Coalition for a New Paraguay (Spanish: Concertación para un Nuevo Paraguay, Concertación), also known as Concertación 2023 or Concertación Opositora, is a coalition of Paraguayan political parties opposed to the ruling ANR-PC, formed in 2022.[1]

Coalition for a New Paraguay
Concertación Para un Nuevo Paraguay
LeaderEfraín Alegre
Founded9 July 2022 (2022-07-09)
Preceded byGreat Renewed National Alliance
IdeologyBig tent
Political positionBig tent
Member partiesPLRA
PDP
PRF
PDC
PPS
Chamber of Deputies
27 / 80
Chamber of Senators
17 / 45
Website
concertacionpy.web.app

The Concertación held internal elections on 18 December 2022 where the candidates for governorship and the presidential duo for the 2023 general elections were defined.[2] Efraín Alegre was selected as the coalition's presidential candidate. This the third consecutive election in which he presented his candidacy. Soledad Núñez was chosen as the candidate for vice president.[3] They finished in second place with 28.25% of the vote, behind the ANR-PC nominees' 43.93%.

Members edit

Party Political position Leader
Authentic Radical Liberal Party Centre to centre-left Efraín Alegre
Progressive Democratic Party Centre-left Desirée Masi
Revolutionary Febrerista Party Centre-left Guillermo Ferreiro
Party for a Country of Solidarity Centre-left Carlos Filizzola Pallarés
Christian Democratic Party Centre Hugo Portillo
Awakening Movement Soledad Núñez
Paraguay Pyahura Party Ermo Rodríguez
Broad Front Party Centre-left Pedro Almada Galeano
Party of the A Víctor Oti Sánchez

References edit

  1. ^ "Reconocen a Concertación Nacional "Para un nuevo Paraguay"" (in Spanish). Justicia Electoral. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Concertación definirá su candidato presidencial el 18 de diciembre". Megacadena (in Spanish). 22 April 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Peña y Alegre pelearán la presidencia en Paraguay con un oficialismo polarizado". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 29 March 2023.