Radical Liberal Party (Paraguay)

1963–1989 political party in Paraguay

Radical Liberal Party

Partido Liberal Radical

Founded| 1963
Headquarters| Asunción

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The Radical Liberal Party (Spanish: Partido Liberal Radical, PLR) was a political party in Paraguay. It was the largest legal opposition group during the Stroessner regime, but disappeared soon after he was overthrown.

## History

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The party was established in 1963 after a split in the Liberal Party. After the Renovation Group faction of the Liberal Party returned to Paraguay to become the "official" opposition to the Stroessner regime, the remainder of the party was renamed the Radical Liberal Party.[1] In 1967 members of the PLR also returned to Paraguay to participate in the Constitutional Assembly elections that year.[2] They won 29 of the 120 seats, overtaking the Liberal Party to become the largest of the opposition groups.

In the 1968 general elections the party won nine of the 30 Senate seats and 16 of the 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. The 1973 elections saw the party lose one Senate seat, but retain all 16 in the Chamber. The party did not contest the 1977 Constitutional Assembly elections, and after the constitution was amended to allow Stroessner to remain in power indefinitely, a majority of members left the party to establish the Authentic Radical Liberal Party.[2]

The party retained its 16 Chamber seats in the 1978 elections, but was reduced to 13 in 1983. After winning 13 seats again in the 1988 elections, the party saw a huge loss of support after Stroessner was overthrown. In the 1989 elections the party's vote share fell from 7.2% to 1.3% and won just a single seat. It did not contest any further elections.[3]

## Election results

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### Presidential elections

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Election  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | Result

|
|
|
|

1968 | Gustavo González  | 139,622  | 21.5%  | Lost
1973 | Gustavo Riart  | 98,096  | 12.2%  | Lost
1978 | Germán Acosta Caballero  | 54,984  | 5.5%  | Lost
1983 | Enzo Doldan  | 59,094  | 5.7%  | Lost
1988 | Luis María Vega  | 95,450  | 7.2%  | Lost

### Chamber of Deputies elections

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Election  | Votes  | %  | Seats  | +/–

|
|
|
|

1968 | 465,535  | 71.6%  |

16 / 60

|  16
1973 | 98,096  | 12.2%  |

16 / 60

1978 | 54,984  | 5.5%  |

16 / 60

1983 | 59,094  | 5.7%  |

13 / 60

|  3
1988 | 95,450  | 7.2%  |

13 / 60

1989 | 15,083  | 1.3%  |

1 / 72

|  12

### Senate elections

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Election  | Votes  | %  | Seats  | +/–

|
|
|
|

1968 | 465,535 | 71.6%  |

9 / 30

|  9
1973 | 98,096  | 12.2%  |

8 / 30

|  1
1978 | 54,984  | 5.5%  |

10 / 30

|  2
1983 | 59,094  | 5.7%  |

6 / 30

|  4
1988 | 95,450  | 7.2%  |

6 / 30

## References

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1. ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p415 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
2. ^ a b Nohhlen, p416
3. ^ Nohlen, p428

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