ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) 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. Santiago Peña, a 44-year-old economist, had 43% of the votes in a preliminary count from Sunday’s election, with nearly all voting places reporting. […]
The Colorado Party remained the dominant force of Paraguayan politics as the vote count from Sunday's election gave an overwhelming lead to its presidential candidate, Santiago Peña.
Santiago Peña of the ruling National Republican Association (ANR), also known as the Colorado Party, won Sunday s elections in Paraguay and will become the South American country s new president on Aug. 15, it was reported in Asunción. Turnout stood at 63.11% despite voting being mandatory.
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