Paraguayan conservative economist Santiago Pena, 44, won the country's presidential election on Sunday, tightening the ruling Colorado Party's political grip i
(1st UPDATE) Santiago Pena, who has pledged to maintain Paraguay's long-standing Taiwan relations, has 42.7% of the vote with over 99% of ballots counted, a more than 15-point lead over center-left rival Efrain Alegre
Paraguay finally held its presidential elections last Sunday, with the long-ruling Colorado Party's candidate, Santiago Peña, winning the majority of the votes.
Paraguay's conservative ruling party candidate Santiago Pena leads the presidential election against center-left opposition Efrain Alegre with half the votes tallied.