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Polls open in Paraguay election, with Taiwan ties in the balance

Asuncion (AFP) - Paraguayans went to the polls Sunday to pick a president they hope will tackle endemic corruption, rising crime and economic inequality, with the election potentially impacting the country's future ties with Taiwan.

AFP

Paraguay's conservatives score big election win, defusing Taiwan fears

Paraguayan conservative economist Santiago Pena, 44, won the country's presidential election on Sunday, tightening the ruling Colorado Party's political grip in the country and defusing fears about the end of diplomatic ties with Taiwan.

Reuters

Opposition bloc seeks to oust Paraguay's long-ruling party

An opposition coalition in Paraguay will seek to unseat South America’s longest-governing party in elections focused on corruption, the economy and health system problems

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Taiwan ties in balance as Paraguay votes

Asuncion (AFP) - Future ties with Taiwan are in play as Paraguayans go to the polls Sunday to pick a president they hope will tackle endemic corruption, rising crime and economic inequality.

AFP

Paraguay's women battle to break political glass ceiling

In Paraguay's election on Sunday, Soledad Nunez, a 40-year-old engineer and former minister, is looking to break into the South American country's male-dominated political arena as its first elected female vice president.

Reuters

Amazon results beat estimates but slowing cloud growth rattles investors

Amazon posted higher-than-expected revenues and profits for Q1 2023, but slowing growth in its profit-generating AWS cloud services sector sent shares tumbling after hours. Also in this edition: US economic growth slows sharply in the first quarter, and Paraguay's upcoming election on Sunday could have big geopolitical consequences for Taiwan.

France 24

Paraguay election build-up dominated by corruption and Taiwan

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.

Reuters

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Coalition challenges Paraguay's long-ruling Colorado Party

Voters in Paraguay decide Sunday whether to stay with the party that has governed for seven decades or back a broad opposition coalition that has mounted a strong challenge amid discontent over health, schools and corruption

The Independent UK

Paraguay looks for change as election looms. But that’s not on the ballot

Setbacks for the long-ruling Colorado party have opened up the presidential race, but critics say the opposition lacks coherent policies

The Guardian - US

Paraguay presidential hopeful Santiago Pena seeks to be calm amid political storm

Paraguay's conservative ruling party presidential candidate Santiago Pena will need all the composure he has from a journey as a teenage father to the International Monetary Fund as he faces down an opposition challenge at the ballot box on Sunday.

Reuters

Paraguay's Efrain Alegre went from jail to presidential run

Paraguayan opposition leader Efrain Alegre can trace some of the fire for his 2023 presidential run to three weeks he spent behind bars two years ago on what he says were trumped up corruption charges related to campaign financing.

Reuters

Brazil's Lula visits Spain with Mercosur deal on agenda

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is due to arrive in Spain on the second stop of a European tour aimed at resetting relations and making progress on a trade deal between the EU and the Mercosur bloc of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay

The Independent UK

Taiwan or China? Paraguay's dilemma puts election race in the spotlight

From Paraguayan capital Asuncion to Taipei and Washington, diplomats, officials - and farmers - are closely watching a tight election race that could determine Paraguay's future ties with Taiwan.

Reuters

Taiwan 'perplexed' by Paraguay candidate questioning of ties

Taiwan said on Thursday it was perplexed by Paraguay's main opposition presidential candidate questioning the benefits of keeping relations with Taipei, just a month after Beijing prised away its ties with another Latin American country.

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Exclusive-Paraguay opposition leader plans state 'austerity' vs tax hikes on farmers

Paraguay's main opposition presidential candidate Efraín Alegre will favor "austerity" to cut public sector spending over raising taxes on the country's farmers if he wins the country's April 30 election, he told Reuters in an interview.

Al Jazeera

Taiwan in the hot seat during Paraguay presidential elections

Paraguay’s presidential election features opposing views over whether to maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwan.

Reuters

US, Taiwan seen powerless to stem island’s diplomatic losses in Latin America

As China seeks to further whittle down the list of seven countries in the Americas that still recognize Taiwan, U.S. officials increasingly believe Paraguay may be the island’s next diplomatic ally to flip loyalties to Beijing.

Reuters

CIA deputy director meets Paraguay's Abdo in rare visit

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Deputy Director David Cohen has met with Paraguayan President Mario Abdo to discuss strengthening cooperation over security ahead of crunch elections in the South American country, Abdo said.

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In Paraguay, calls for change test Colorado Party's political machine

Paraguay's ruling Colorado Party - a conservative political machine that has dominated government in Asuncion for some eight decades - could be facing a major challenge at the ballot box next month.

AFP

China-Taiwan battle lines run through Latin America

Tegucigalpa (AFP) - A battle in the intense diplomatic war between China and Taiwan is being fought in Latin America, where Honduras has become the latest country to ditch Taipei and align itself with Beijing.

Al Jazeera

US accuses top Paraguay politicians of corruption, spurring probe

Paraguay’s ex-president and current vice president are under investigation for alleged corruption – charges they deny.

The Independent UK

Paraguay launches corruption probe of former president

Paraguay’s attorney general has launched a criminal investigation into U.S. allegations that a former Paraguayan president and the current vice president were involved in corruption and had ties to terrorists

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: World's water in focus as clean supplies squeezed

It's one of the world's most vital resources. In Paraguay, a man displaced by a rising river hauls heavy buckets of it to his temporary home. In the Philippines, a girl uses a manual pump to get just enough to wash. In Venezuela's neighborhoods, it's collected in wells to flow…

Daily Mirror

Boy, 5, had metal spring stuck in his lung for THREE MONTHS which caused constant coughing

The boy from Paraguay had been suffering from a persistent cough since December, prompting medics to carry out an x-ray, which showed the metal object in his left lung

The Guardian - AU

Panama secure final 2023 Women’s World Cup spot after defeating Paraguay

All 32 teams are confirmed with five months to go before Australia and New Zealand host the tournament

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