Santiago Peña of the Colorado party is elected, defeating Efraín Alegre who wanted to switch diplomatic recognition to China Paraguay's ruling party candidate, Santiago Peña, 44, has scored a big win in the presidential election, tightening the conservative Colorado party's political grip and defusing fears that diplomatic ties with Taiwan might have been cut. Peña, who has pledged to maintain Paraguay's longstanding Taiwan relations, had 42.7% of the vote with more than 99% of ballots count...
Santiago Peña of the Colorado party is elected, defeating Efraín Alegre who wanted to switch diplomatic recognition to China Paraguay's ruling party candidate, Santiago Peña, 44, has scored a big win in the presidential election, tightening the conservative Colorado party's political grip and defusing fears that diplomatic ties with Taiwan might have been cut. Peña, who has pledged to maintain Paraguay's longstanding Taiwan relations, had 42.7% of the vote with more than 99% of ballots count...
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