Paraguay
Gustavo Leite ruled out a candidacy and reaffirmed his alignment with Horacio Cartes
The senator said he is not running for any office and said he will support the movement’s nominations. According to ABC Color, his statement came amid reports of a possible bid for 2028.
Senator Gustavo Leite said he is not a candidate for any office and that he will continue supporting the movement’s nominations. In a statement cited by ABC Color, he said it is not election time and stressed that Horacio Cartes sets the political course they are following.
According to that outlet, the clarification responded to rumors placing him as a possible contender for a 2028 candidacy, including the vice presidency for Honor Colorado. ABC Color said that scenario lost strength after Cartes backed Juan Carlos Baruja as a vice presidential pre-candidate, to form a ticket with Pedro Alliana.
According to ABC Color, that definition also sidelined other ambitions within the space, including those of Raúl Latorre and César Luis “Cesarito” Sosa.
In the same statement, Leite said he will continue his legislative work focused on ensuring there are no shortages of medicines next year and on exposing the causes of the floating debt and those responsible for it, always according to ABC Color.
The outlet also recalled that Leite has maintained a critical stance toward the administration of President Santiago Peña. Among other points, it mentioned criticism of the Government’s economic policy, then-minister Carlos Fernández Valdovinos, the handling of the health crisis and the request for information to the Central Bank of Paraguay about Ueno Bank operations.
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