Paraguay
Alliana reaffirmed that he will define his running mate after the municipal elections
The vice president responded after Horacio Cartes presented Juan Carlos Baruja as his running mate for 2028. He said he will maintain his decision to postpone that announcement until after the October 4 elections.
Vice President Pedro Alliana said he will only reveal his vice presidential candidate once the municipal elections on October 4 are over, after Horacio Cartes announced at an event in Paraguarí that Juan Carlos Baruja would be his running mate for the 2028 general elections, according to Unicanal.
In a statement on social media cited by that outlet, Alliana said he will keep that decision on hold out of respect for party unity and in light of the immediate electoral challenges facing the Asociación Nacional Republicana.
“As a candidate, I stand firmly by my position”, Alliana said, according to Unicanal, and stressed that the nomination of the vice presidential candidate will take place when the municipal process ends and a strategic assessment of the electoral landscape can be made.
The vice president also said he will not mention any name before that date. According to Unicanal, he justified that stance by saying that the current priority is the agreement with doctors, dialogue with teachers, the General Budget of the Nation and the elections for mayors and councilors.
In that context, he reaffirmed that he will not change his position despite what Cartes said and underscored that the Partido Colorado is above any other consideration. He also insisted that he will move ahead with his presidential candidacy.
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