Paraguay
Peña led a housing handover in Acahay and backed Colorado candidate Gilberto Mereles
The president took part in an official event in Acahay, where 26 homes were inaugurated and an artesian well was put into service. According to ABC Color, during his speech he expressed support for the ANR candidate for mayor.
Paraguay’s president, Santiago Peña, led the inauguration and handover of 26 homes from the Nuevo Horizonte Project in Acahay, carried out through the Ministry of Urbanism, Housing and Habitat. According to ABC Color, the official event had a marked political tone and also served to put into service an artesian well built by the Gobernación de Paraguarí.
According to that outlet, the homes were allocated to residents of the Santa Lucía neighborhood and, during his remarks, Peña publicly expressed his wish for Gilberto Mereles, identified with ANR List 1, to be the municipality’s next mayor.
Still according to ABC Color, the president said he wants to work with Mereles in the municipal administration to continue building homes, invest in roads and promote more industries and jobs in the area. He also said his administration will continue touring the department of Paraguarí until it brings housing solutions to more families.
At the same event, the Minister of Urbanism, Juan Carlos Baruja, said that nationwide more than 46,000 homes have already been managed and that more than 34,000 have been delivered. He added that the goal is to reach 50,000 before the end of the year for different socioeconomic sectors, including the working class through the Che Róga Porã program.
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