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Brazil & Southern Cone - October 2008 (ISSN 1741-4431)

PARAGUAY: Colorados wracked by division

After 61 years of political hegemony, the Partido Colorado (PC) now looks rudderless. It struggled to keep internal divisions in check while in power, but these are sharpening now that it is in opposition, with bitter recriminations between the component factions. In September the faction of the party that supports former president Nicanor Duarte appointed Senator Lilian Samaniego as party president. This infuriated the faction loyal to Osvaldo Domí­nguez Dibb, a wealthy businessman and inveterate opponent of Duarte: Domí­nguez Dibb had been party president since 31 July.

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