Workers' Party (Paraguay)
Encyclopedia
The Workers' Party is a political party
in Paraguay
.
, finishing sixth but failing to win a seat. It again failed to win a seat in the 1993 general elections
, in which its candidate for president, Eduardo Arce, finished fourth. The party did not contest the 1998
or 2003 elections
, but ran a candidate, Julio López, for the presidential elections in 2008
. However, López finished last with just 0.1% of the vote.
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 Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
.
History
The party was established on 19 March 1989. It first contested national elections in 1991, when it received 0.6% of the vote in the Constitutional Assembly electionsParaguayan Constitutional Assembly election, 1991
Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Paraguay on 1 December 1991. The result was a victory for the Colorado Party, which won 122 of the 198 seats. Voter turnout was 51.7%. Following the election, a new constitution was published in 1992...
, finishing sixth but failing to win a seat. It again failed to win a seat in the 1993 general elections
Paraguayan general election, 1993
General elections were held in Paraguay on 9 May 1993. In the first free elections with no military candidates since 1928, Juan Carlos Wasmosy of the Colorado Party won the presidential election, whilst the Colorado Party won a plurality of seats in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, but the...
, in which its candidate for president, Eduardo Arce, finished fourth. The party did not contest the 1998
Paraguayan general election, 1998
General elections were held in Paraguay on 10 May 1998. The presidential elections were won by Raúl Cubas Grau of the Colorado Party, who received 55.3% of the vote...
or 2003 elections
Paraguayan general election, 2003
General elections were held in Paraguay on 27 April 2003. The presidential elections were won by Nicanor Duarte of the Colorado Party, who received 38.3% of the vote. In the Congressional elections, the Colorado Party won 37 of the 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 16 of the 45 seats in the...
, but ran a candidate, Julio López, for the presidential elections in 2008
Paraguayan general election, 2008
The 2008 Paraguayan general election was held in Paraguay on April 20, 2008. This includes presidential, legislative, and local elections. The presidential election was won by opposition candidate Fernando Lugo of the Patriotic Alliance for Change, who defeated Blanca Ovelar of the long-ruling...
. However, López finished last with just 0.1% of the vote.