Paraguay Opposition Candidate Wins Asuncion Mayor’s Race in Gauge of 2028 Vote
Nunez won with 47.78% of the vote, and the new mayor inherits a city burdened by debt and stalled public works.
- On Sunday, opposition candidate Soledad Nunez won the Asuncion mayoral race with 47.78% of the vote against Colorado candidate Camilo Perez's 45.98%, a gap of 5,024 votes with 99.92% of tables counted.
- Municipal elections served as a midterm test for President Pena's government, revealing the relative strength of political camps ahead of the 2028 general election when Pena cannot run again.
- In Ciudad del Este, the nation's second-largest city, opposition candidate Dani Mujica won with 72.83% of the vote; nationwide, the Colorado Party secured 187 of 263 mayoralties, a historic high for the party.
- Perez has not conceded, awaiting an official review of tally sheets on Monday, while Nunez inherits a municipality burdened by millions in debt obligations and stalled public works projects.
- New mayors and councils will take office on November 3, 2026, as the opposition's capital-city victories feed debate over the 2028 presidential race and shape perceptions of political momentum.
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Paraguay's opposition takes Asunción from the Colorado Party and holds Ciudad del Este
Paraguay's opposition won the mayoralty of Asunción and held that of Ciudad del Este, the country's two most populous cities, in Sunday's municipal elections, according to preliminary results from the electoral authority. The ruling Colorado Party, however, won the vast majority of districts.
Asunción, Oct. 4 (EFE).- The president of Paraguay, Santiago Peña, said this Sunday that the ruling Colorado Party has "many to analyze" after the virtual defeat of its candidate for the mayor (mayor) of Asunción, Camilo Pérez, in the municipal elections that were held in the country. "It has been a great day, I think [...] The opposition candidate ticket wins the municipal elections of Asunción, the Paraguayan capital was first published in Hol…
The opposition wins two major cities in Paraguay, according to preliminary data
Paraguay opposition candidate wins Asuncion mayor's race in gauge of 2028 vote
ASUNCION, Oct 4 - The candidate for Paraguay's ruling Colorado Party lost the mayor's race in the country's capital on Sunday in municipal elections widely seen as a midterm test for the right-wing government ahead of the 2028 general election. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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