| Authentic Radical Liberal Party Partido Liberal Radical Auténtico |
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| Leader | Julio César Franco |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Headquarters | Asunción |
| Ideology | Liberalism, Radicalism, Social liberalism |
| Political position | Centre |
| International affiliation | Liberal International (observer)[1] |
| Regional affiliation | Relial |
| Chamber of Deputies |
26 / 80
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| Senate |
14 / 45
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| Website | |
| http://www.plra.org.py/ | |
| Politics of Paraguay Political parties Elections |
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The Authentic Radical Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Radical Auténtico or PLRA) is a liberal party in Paraguay. The party is an observer member of Liberal International. At the last legislative elections, 27 April 2003, the party won 25.7 % of the popular vote and 21 out of 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay and 24.3 %, leading to 12 out of 45 seats in the Senate. Its candidate at the presidential elections of the same day, Julio César Franco, won 24.0 % of the popular vote. The liberales, as they are known, are the leading opposition to the dominant Colorado Party. They have taken this position since the end of the Alfredo Stroessner dictatorship in 1989. They are the political successors of the Liberal Party.
In the presidential Elections of 2008, the party has achieved victory over the Colorado Party for the first time in 61 years through a political alliance with Fernando Lugo and other leftist political parties. They have gained a majority in - or at least tied with the Colorados in number of seats won in - the House of Deputies and the Senate.
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