The elections for president and Congress could also have geopolitical implications as Paraguay is the only country in South America with political ties to Taiwan and the opposition coalition has vowed to review that relationship. Efraín Alegre, the leader of the Liberal party, the second-largest political force in Congress, is the presidential candidate of the opposition coalition that has united disparate parties in their desire to oust the long-governing Colorado Party. Peña's party is South America’s longest-ruling political party, essentially governing Paraguay since 1947. “Cartes was the financing chief of the Colorado Party. ___Associated Press journalists Paul Byrne in Asunción and Daniel Politi in Buenos Aires, Argentina, contributed to this report.

Source: ABC News April 28, 2023 14:51 UTC