On August 15, 2023, Santiago Peña was inaugurated as Paraguay’s President in Assunção. The 44-year-old economist secured the presidency in April with 43% of the votes and is set to serve a five-year term. Representing the center-right Colorado Party, which has existed since 1887, Peña continues the party’s leadership streak in Paraguay since the country’s […]
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