Paraguay Elects New President

Voters in Paraguay have selected Mario Abdo Benitez of the ruling Colorado Party as the country's new president with 47 percent of the vote. His opponent Efrain Alegre won 43 percent of the ballots.  Abdo, who is 46, will replace outgoing President Horacio Cartes on August 15.  Abdo's victory was predicted by political analysts, but they had expected him to win by as much as a 20 percent margin.  Abdo's father was the personal secretary to dictator...

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