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The Paraguayan presidential election perhaps would not have attracted as much international attention as it did this time because of the China-Taiwan angle. Of the two candidates, the winner, Santiago Pena,

By Lucinda Elliott and Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) - Paraguay's President-elect Santiago Pena, a clean-cut former central bank director, will ...

Paraguay's President-elect Santiago Pena, a clean-cut former central bank director, will need all his wits and cool to steer the South American nation through economic headwinds hurting voters and rising pressure from farmers to cut ties with Taiwan. The former International Monetary Fund (IMF) economist, who was hand-picked by the powerful head of the country's dominant political force, the conservative Colorado Party, scored a strong victory in presidential elections on Sunday.

ASUNCION (Reuters) - Paraguay's President-elect Santiago Pena, a clean-cut former central bank director, will need all his wits and cool to steer the South American nation through economic headwinds hurting voters and rising pressure from farmers to cut ties with Taiwan. | 08:52pm

Paraguay's President-elect Santiago Pena, a clean-cut former central bank director, will need all his wits and cool to steer the South American nation through economic headwinds hurting voters and rising pressure from farmers to cut ties with Taiwan.

The candidate of the right-wing Colorado Party and former IMF economist defeated centre-left challenger Efrain Alegre.

The country — which has a reputation for misogynist 'machista' culture even within the often conservative region — has been tough for women seeking to enter politics

In Paraguays election on Sunday, Soledad Nunez, a 40-year-old engineer and former minister, is looking to break into the South American countrys male-dominated political arena as its first elected

ASUNCION (Reuters) - 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. | 06:13am

By Lucinda Elliott ASUNCION (Reuters) - In Paraguay's election on Sunday, Soledad Nunez, a 40-year-old engineer and former minister, is looking to bre...