Economist and former finance minister Santiago Pena, 44, wins Paraguay's presidential election with more than 42 percent of votes cast
Some 4.8 million of Paraguay's 7.5 million citizens were eligible to vote in Sunday's presidential elections. / Photo: AFP
Economist and former finance minister Santiago Pena, 44, won the election on Sunday with more than 42 percent of votes cast, results showed with 90 percent of ballots counted, according to the country's election body. The Colorado Party has governed almost continually since 1947 - through a dictatorship and since the return of democracy in 1989, but has been tainted by corruption claims.
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