In the heart of Paraguay's capital Asuncion, a tropical city close to the Argentine border, voters are gearing up for election day on Sunday, with the economy, corruption and Taiwan on their minds.
Pollsters see a tight race, even a technical tie. The ruling Colorado Party has dominated Paraguayan politics for the last three-quarters of a century, in power for all but five years. But persistent"We never talked about politics before, because a win for the Colorado Party was a done deal," 40-year-old bank worker Gustavo Vera told Reuters in the capital. "There's an air of change, the people have woken up.
"We're going backwards, that is how I feel," said Nicolas Ortigoza, 32, as he served chicken skewers at his stall. "There's more corruption in Paraguay than work... All I know is we have to work much harder to make ends meet." "Whoever wins is going to have to limit public spending because debt cannot continue to grow," economist and former finance minister Cesar Barreto told Reuters, adding it was a "complex" moment for any new government.In political newscasts and columns, talk has centered on the debate about whether to end long-term diplomatic relations withThe U.S.
Alegre, on his third presidential campaign, has pulled together a broad alliance of independent parties to challenge the powerful Colorado political machine. But he has come under fire from some quarters for indicating he would end nearly 70 years of diplomatic ties with Taiwan in a push to open up China's huge markets for Paraguayan soy and beef.
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