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ASUNCION – International IDEA shared with electoral authorities, civil society, and political actors the main elements of the current state of political financing in Paraguay, as revealed by a qualitative study carried out this year. Este artículo también está disponible en español. The study highlights the importance of the steps taken by Paraguay in recent years to regulate
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 for meeting the main criterion of contributing to a concrete and measurable increase in gender parity in public life. The
Paraguay has been making continuous efforts to consolidate its democratic institutions since the instauration of the regime in 1989. An ample political consensus allowed for the drafting and adoption of a democratic Constitution in 1992, which ushered in a period of legal reforms to complete the Republic’s new regulatory framework. One such key element is the Electoral Code of
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 the regional average of 33.9%. When considering other elective positions, the divide widens. Though the gender political gap is a
Sol Arrúa, just graduated from the Academy for Political Training of Women Leaders. Polite, buoyant, and idealist: In many ways, Sol Arrúa comes across as a regular 21-year-old. However, as soon as we bring up the subjects of politics and leadership, which she is most passionate about, it becomes clear that there is much more about Sol than meets the eye. Este artículo está disponible en español. “If we treat all inequalities equally, the problem is just going to get worse,” she says. “What we need to look for is equity. That is why measures such as democratic parity are so im...