Published 05/01/2023 6:14:00 a.m.

Santiago Pena wins Paraguay vote, keeps rightwing party in power

Summary by Ground News

Santiago Peña of Paraguay's ruling conservative Colorado Party has won the presidential election, beating a centre-left challenger. With almost all ballots counted, Mr Peña, an economist, got more than 42%, electoral officials say. Efraín Alegre, candidate of the Concertación Nacional coalition, had nearly 28%. He later admitted defeat.

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Times of India

Santiago Pena wins Paraguay vote, keeps rightwing party in power

Economist and former finance minister Santiago Pena, 44, took the election with more than 42 percent of the vote to continue the hegemony of the conservative Colorado Party, results showed.

05/01/2023 1:26:39 a.m.·India

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BBC News

Paraguay ruling party's Santiago Peña wins presidential election

Santiago Peña beats a centre-left rival, extending the conservative Colorado Party's political grip.

05/01/2023 3:55:41 a.m.·United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Santiago Pena wins Paraguay election: election body

Paraguayans voted Sunday for a President they hope will tackle endemic corruption, crime and poverty in elections with possible consequences for ties with Taiwan and Israel

05/01/2023 12:42:00 a.m.·India

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The Independent

Paraguay's long-ruling Colorado Party has easy election win

Paraguayans have voted overwhelmingly to keep the long-ruling Colorado Party in power for five more years, backing its presidential candidate and giving it control of both houses of Congress

05/01/2023 4:14:00 a.m.·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Paraguay's long-ruling Colorado Party has easy election win

Paraguayans voted overwhelmingly to keep the long-ruling Colorado Party in power for five more years, backing its presidential candidate and giving it majorities in both houses of Congress.

05/01/2023 1:07:00 p.m.·Canada

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Reuters

Paraguay's President-elect Santiago Pena: puppet or pragmatist?

Paraguay's President-elect Santiago Pena, a clean-cut former central bank director, will need all his wits and cool to steer the South American nation through economic headwinds hurting voters and rising pressure from farmers to cut ties with Taiwan.

05/01/2023 12:52:28 a.m.·United Kingdom

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