Paraguay
Gustavo Leite said he is not running for any office amid internal tensions in Honor Colorado
The senator issued a statement to deny reports about a possible candidacy. The clarification came as Juan Carlos Baruja was confirmed as Pedro Alliana's running mate for 2028.
The Cartista senator Gustavo Leite said in a statement released on social media that he is not a candidate “for anything” and maintained that, for him, it is not election time, according to Última Hora.
The clarification came as Horacio Cartes, leader of Honor Colorado, confirmed Juan Carlos Baruja, Minister of Housing, as Pedro Alliana‘s running mate for the 2028 presidential ticket.
According to Última Hora, Leite also said that Cartes makes the decisions on candidacies and stressed that he supports the movement’s nominations. In his message, he said he would continue following that line “as simple as that.”
The Paraguayan outlet said that in recent days different sectors had questioned the lawmaker over statements in the media about Santiago Peña‘s administration. In that context, Leite again referred to the debt in public health and the shortage of medicines, and said he will promote initiatives so that supplies do not run out next year and so that it becomes known how the floating debt was generated and who was responsible.
Still according to Última Hora, Senator Silvio Ovelar mocked this Tuesday a possible candidacy for Leite within Honor Colorado. Days earlier, Alliana had asked him to stop making the rounds on the media and focus on working for the candidacies in the interior of the country.
The Consejo de Gobernadores also issued a statement against the “premature aspirations” and rejected the speculation. At the same time, Peña responded to the electoral criticism made by Leite, Última Hora added.
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