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Colorado Party's presidential candidate Santiago Peña (left) and his running mate Pedro Alliana at their closing campaign rally in Asunción on 27 April 2023 | LUIS ROBAYO/AFP via Getty Images
Saturday, April 29, 2023
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Paraguayan elections pose uncertain future for women and LGBTQ people
Open Democracy
ANALYSIS: What’s at stake as Paraguay gears up for a poll tainted by misinformation and anti-rights discourse Paraguay, a country that rarely makes international news, will hold general elections on Sunday after a campaign marked by misinformation...
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Soledad Nunez, Paraguay's opposition vice presidential candidate and running mate of the presidential candidate Efrain Alegre, talks to Reuters ahead of the national elections, in Asuncion, Paraguay April 18, 2023. REUTERS/Cesar Olmedo
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Paraguay's women battle to break political glass ceiling
Reuters
ASUNCION (Reuters) - In Paraguay's election on Sunday, Soledad Nunez, a 40-year-old engineer and former minister, is looking to break into the South American country's male-dominated political arena as its first elected female vice president....
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Paraguay: Political training school for women leaders earns award by the global network on electoral justice (International IDEA)
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Paraguay: Political training school for women leaders earns award by the global network on electoral justice
International IDEA
The women’s training programme, led by the national Electoral Management Body in cooperation with International IDEA, earned an Honorable Mention in the Gender Equality category in the first edition of the Global Network on Electoral Justice Awards...
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Escuela de Formación Política para Mujeres Líderes en sesión. 
Tuesday, March 08, 2022
Paraguay: Political training for women helps reduce the representation gap
International IDEA
In a region that has seen the greatest progress in political gender equality in the last two decades, Paraguay stands out, but for the wrong reasons: it has the third-lowest percentage of women in parliament in the Americas, with 17.5%, roughly half...
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Monday, April 22, 2013
Paraguay's First Woman Presidential Candidate tries to Crack Macho Culture
The feminist party, Kuña Pyrenda ("platform" in the indigenous language Guarani), has put forth Lilian Soto, a surgeon and graduate in Public Administration from the University of Ohio, to lead the South American nation of 6.5 million. Magui...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Paraguay: Woman to Lead Party's Ticket in Paraguay
If elected in the April balloting, Blanca Ovelar would become the country's first woman head of state and the third woman elected president in South America in recent years. Women now lead Argentina and Chile. To read the full article,...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Paraguay: Women Growing in Politics - at Pace Set by Men
The global tendency towards greater participation by women in politics has reached Paraguay, but the pace continues to be set by men, and there are still tough barriers to equal access to elected posts. To read the full article, please...
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