The Concordance was an electoral political alliance of the right-wing and traditionalist political parties

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 in Bolivia

Bolivia

Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

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The Concordance was established in March 1939, for the 1940 presidential and congressional elections, by the Liberal Party

Liberal Party (Bolivia)

The Liberal Party was one of two major political parties in Bolivia in the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. The other was the Conservative Party. The Liberal Party was formally founded in 1883 by Eliodoro Camacho...

, PL; Genuine Republican Party

Genuine Republican Party

The Genuine Republican Party or "Escalieristas" was founded in Bolivia in 1921 by José María Escalier and Daniel Domingo Salamanca Urey following a split in the Republican Party....

, PRG; Republican Socialist Party, PRS.

Concordance presented as its presidential candidate General Enrique Peñaranda del Castillo

Enrique Peñaranda

Enrique Peñaranda del Castillo was a Bolivian general who served as commander of his country's forces during the second half of the Chaco War...

, the nearest approximation to a military hero produced by the Bolivian side in the Chaco War.