Guasú Front Explained

Guasú Front
Native Name:Frente Guasú
Country:Paraguay
Leader:Fernando Lugo
President:Carlos Filizzola
Foundation:20 March 2010
Merger:APC
Headquarters:Asunción
Ideology:Socialism
Democratic socialism
Social democracy
Left-wing nationalism
Progressivism
Factions:
Communism
Marxism-Leninism
Position:
Factions:
Far-left
Regional:São Paulo Forum
International:SI
PA[1]
National:Great Renewed National Alliance
Concertación
Seats1 Title:Chamber of Deputies
Seats2 Title:Senate
Colours: Violet
Website:www.frenteguasu.org.py

The Guasú Front (Spanish; Castilian: Frente Guasú; Guasú being the Guarani word for "big", "large" or "great") is a democratic socialist electoral alliance in Paraguay for the general election in 2013. It was formed in 2010 by a merger of the centre-left Patriotic Alliance for Change and the left-wing . It consists of eleven parties, including the Party for a Country of Solidarity, the Tekojoja People's Party. It is led by impeached former president Fernando Lugo, who also ran as a senatorial candidate. Its presidential candidate was Aníbal Carrillo.

Electoral history

Chamber of Deputies elections

Election Votes%Seats+/–
2013122,4405.46% 1
201842,8911.81% 1

Senate elections

Election Votes%Seats+/–
2013238,31310.60% 5
2018279,00811.83% 1

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Participants . Progressive Alliance . 2014-12-08 . dead . 2015-03-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150302142054/http://progressive-alliance.info/participants/.