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Paraguay's top electoral court on Sunday confirmed that ruling Colorado Party candidate Santiago Pena won the presidential elections.
According to the Superior Court of Electoral Justice, with more than 96 percent of the ballots counted, Pena garnered close to 43 percent of the votes, widely surpassing his main rival.
The election is a winner takes all single round vote.
Efrain Alegre, candidate of the Coalition for a New Paraguay, won 27.5 percent of the votes with no chance of gaining on Pena.
Pena will succeed President Mario Abdo Benitez, also from the Colorado Party, to govern for the next five years.
"Thank you for this Colorado victory, thank you for this Paraguayan victory," Pena said in a speech.
In Sunday's elections, the legislature's 45 senators and 80 deputies were also elected, as were the country's 17 governors.
Colorado and right-wing party candidates were also performing strongly in congressional elections and governorships, with some provinces recording a historic Colorado majority over opposition rivals.
According to the court, voter participation was at 63.13 percent.
(With input from agencies)
(Cover: Paraguayan presidential candidate Santiago Pena from ruling Colorado Party, attends his campaign rally, in Asuncion, Paraguay, April 18, 2023. /Reuters)
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