Paraguay
Cartes Announced Juan Carlos Baruja as Pedro Alliana’s Running Mate for 2028
The ANR leader confirmed at a party event that the Minister of Urban Planning and Housing will be the Honor Colorado vice-presidential candidate. According to Última Hora, the decision leaves Raúl Latorre and César Sosa out of that race.
Horacio Cartes confirmed in a meeting with leaders from Paraguarí that Juan Carlos Baruja will be the vice-presidential candidate and will accompany Pedro Alliana on the ruling party’s presidential ticket for 2028, according to Última Hora.
According to that outlet, the announcement was made during a political event at the Junta de Gobierno and later a video was circulated on social media in which Cartes says: “Juan Carlos Baruja is the vice-presidential candidate”.
Última Hora also reported that Deputy Héctor Figueredo reaffirmed that this was the decision conveyed by Cartes and said that, given the political weight of the ANR president, he did not expect further changes to the ticket.
With this decision, Chamber of Deputies President Raúl Latorre and Guairá Governor César Sosa were left out of the race for the vice presidency; their names had also been mentioned as possible running mates for Alliana, according to Última Hora.
Still according to that outlet, both would now be positioned for the Senate list, ahead of the primaries scheduled for December 2027.
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