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Coverage dated April 30, 2023

Santiago Pena wins Paraguay vote, keeps rightwing party in power

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Paraguayans on Sunday elected a president from the rightwing party in power for nearly eight decades, rejecting a center-left challenger who had railed

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  1. Americas Quarterly

    Paraguay: Santiago Peña to Run a Still-Divided Country (opens Americas Quarterly)

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    The victor will face challenges including ruling party divisions and a debate over relations with Taiwan.

  2. Digital Journal

    Santiago Pena wins Paraguay vote, keeps rightwing party in power (opens Digital Journal)

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    Paraguayans on Sunday elected a president from the rightwing party in power for nearly eight decades, rejecting a center-left challenger who had railed

  3. Al Jazeera

    Who is Paraguay’s president-elect, Santiago Pena? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The candidate of the right-wing Colorado Party and former IMF economist defeated centre-left challenger Efrain Alegre.

  4. New York Times

    Paraguay Voters Elect Conservative Economist as President (opens New York Times)

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    The election of Santiago Peña keeps the right-wing Colorado Party in control of Paraguay, which it has run for all but five of the past 76 years.

  5. France 24

    Santiago Pena scores big victory in Paraguay's presidential election (opens France 24)

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    Quick to smile and described as affable, Paraguay's new President Santiago Pena, 44, is the fresh face of an old institution -- the conservative Colorado Party that has ruled the South American country…

  6. France 24

    Paraguay's Santiago Pena: Fresh face of institutional power (opens France 24)

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    Quick to smile and described as affable, Paraguay's new President Santiago Pena, 44, is the fresh face of an old institution -- the conservative Colorado Party that has ruled the South American country…

  7. Al Jazeera

    Santiago Pena wins Paraguay election after hard-fought campaign (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Pena’s conservative Colorado Party was facing a tough challenge from the left over corruption, and poverty.

  8. Christian Science Monitor

    Santiago Peña to become youngest Paraguay president (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Paraguay’s conservative Colorado Party will stay in power for another five years, with citizens voting in Santiago Peña as president. “I think even the Colorado Party members are shocked by such a wide margin,” said political consultant Sebastián Acha.

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