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Éver Villalba downplayed the dispute between Pedro Alliana and Horacio Cartes and urged the opposition to focus on its strategy
The Liberal senator said the tension within Honor Colorado responds to internal interests and argued that the opposition should not get caught up in that dispute. He also said the immediate goal should be the municipal elections and, afterward, the building of a project toward 2028.
Liberal Senator Éver Villalba downplayed the public differences between Vice President Pedro Alliana and ANR leader Horacio Cartes over Honor Colorado’s future presidential ticket for 2028, and said the opposition should avoid being distracted by that internal dispute.
According to ABC Color, Villalba described the situation as a “Mexican soap opera” and a “comedy,” arguing that it is a dispute that will end when the conflicting factions reach an agreement based on their interests.
The lawmaker’s remarks came after Cartes publicly presented the Minister of Urban Development, Housing and Habitat, Juan Carlos Baruja, as a vice presidential pre-candidate for Honor Colorado. Alliana, meanwhile, had said that he would be the one to announce, after the municipal elections, who would join his ticket for the 2028 general elections.
Villalba also rejected the idea that there is a distinct sector identified with President Santiago Peña within the Colorado Party. In his view, the situation in Honor Colorado does not reflect a clash between different political projects within the ruling coalition.
According to ABC Color, the opposition senator also assessed that this internal crisis represents “oxygen” for Peña amid criticism of his administration, and said the government has an 80% public rejection rate.
Regarding the municipal elections scheduled for October 4, Villalba dismissed the idea that the Colorado dispute will have a decisive effect and called on the opposition to focus on its own electoral task. In that context, he said there is confidence in retaining some municipalities and recovering others now administered by the ANR, and stressed that after those elections the priority should be to move forward with a roadmap toward the 2028 general elections.
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