Baruja shared a photo with Peña and Alliana amid rising tension within Cartismo

Juan Carlos Baruja, Minister of Urbanism, Housing and Habitat, posted a photograph this Thursday on X alongside Santiago Peña and Pedro Alliana, accompanied by a friendly-toned message amid the controversy that has opened within Honor Colorado.

According to ABC Color, the internal dispute deepened after Horacio Cartes, president of the National Republican Association, unilaterally announced the designation of the vice-presidential pre-candidate. Since then, reports of a split within the ruling camp have grown.

According to that outlet, Pedro Alliana admitted on Wednesday that the internal situation is going through a bad moment, after meeting with Cartes at the residence on Avenida España. ABC Color also reported that the vice president told the press that the Colorado leader had directly expressed his displeasure to him.

The same newspaper indicated that other figures in the sector, such as Derlis Maidana and Basilio “Bachi” Núñez, also acknowledged a climate of tension, while leaders such as Antonio Barrios and Gustavo Leite aligned themselves with Cartes.

In that context, Baruja sought to send a sign of easing tensions with an image alongside the president and the vice president. The text of the post, cited by ABC Color, reads: “A new day, a new opportunity. Let us keep working together, building a better present and future for everyone”.

Still according to ABC Color, Alliana intends to wait until after the October 4 elections to decide who will make up his ticket in 2028. The outlet added that among the names mentioned is also that of the Minister of Industry and Commerce, Marco Riquelme, who has not spoken out so far.

Sources

• ABC Color

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