The Paraguayan National Socialist Party (Spanish: Partido Nacional Socialista Paraguayo; Guarani: Paraguái Retã Ñemoirũrape Jokuaikuaa Aty) was a political party in Paraguay, which, according to official data, had little political life. However, there are records that in 1928 it was founded in Colonia Independencia, Guairá Department, thus achieving the first Nazi party founded in America, with no date or expiration data.[1][2][3][4]
Paraguayan National Socialist Party Partido Nacional Socialista Paraguayo | |
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| Founded | 1989 |
| Headquarters | Asunción, Paraguay |
| Ideology | National Socialism Neonazism Anti-Semitism White separatism |
| Political position | Far-right |
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Background edit
It was re-registered in 1989, only months after the Stroessner dictatorship was overthrown. At that historical moment, the requirements to institutionalize a political party were minimal due to the urgent need to regularize the opposition political forces that had been kept illegal by the military regime.[5] There was much controversy surrounding the legalization of a political group of Nazi ideology, but beyond the debate, neither its activism nor its political action had a major impact on the political dynamics of the country.[citation needed]
In the May 1993 elections, it ran with list 8, with the Ibáñez-García coalition as candidates, obtaining around 0.05% of the votes, thus confirming its null incidence in Paraguayan politics.[6]
Presently, there exists a movement known as National Socialist Paraguay (PNS, as per its Spanish acronym), with no relevance in national politics.[7]
References edit
- ^ Sherrard, John (2022). "El paraíso nazifascista y bastión ultraderechista en Sudamérica" [Nazi-fascist paradise and right-wing bastion in South America]. Rebelion (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ^ "La presencia de los nazis en Paraguay" [The Nazi presence in Paraguay]. La Nación (in Spanish). 2016. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ^ Lupo, Rogelio García (1989). Paraguay de Stroessner [Paraguay of Stroessner] (in Spanish). Ediciones B. ISBN 978-950-699-013-8.
- ^ Duarte, Daniel (2018-08-04). "Nazi Past Haunts South America's Penchant for Impunity". Econ Americas LLC. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ^ Herzog, Jesús Silva (2012). Cuadernos americanos [American notebooks] (in Spanish). Cuadernos Americanos.
- ^ Buezas, T.C. "Odio racial en la Internet" [Racial hatred on the Internet] (PDF). National Autonomous University of Mexico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-04.[dead link]
- ^ "Nazis se exhiben en la plaza y redes: "Hay que terminar con la democracia"". Diario HOY (in Spanish). 2016-09-30. Retrieved 2023-10-04.