On August 15, 2023, Santiago Peña, hailing from the right-wing Colorado Party, was inaugurated as Paraguay’s President after winning 43% of the votes in April. Born in Assunção in 1979, the 44-year-old economist previously served in international institutions like the IMF and was a finance minister during the Horacio Cartes regime (2013-2018). With Colorado Party’s […]
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