Constitutional safeguards will not be approved on their own. They require a broad and solid base of national support. Building consensus is not a minor detail; it is the key to success. Our country has seen many good ideas fail due to a lack of public and political support. This time must be different. The economic amendment proposed in these articles—which seeks to limit debt, impose strict fiscal rules, and safeguard economic rights—must become a national cause, transcending party lines.

In this tenth installment of the series “Constitutional Safeguards for Fiscal Stability in Paraguay,” today we will address the topic of expected political resistance and the short-term interests of opposition sectors that benefit from discretionary spending and patronage.