Paraguay's presidential race will determine the country's leader for the next five years. It may also have geopolitical implications as Paraguay is the only country in South America with political ties to Taiwan.
The elections for president and Congress could also have geopolitical implications as Paraguay is the only country in South America with political ties to Taiwan and the opposition coalition has vowed to review that relationship.
The landlocked country, which enjoys a relatively stable economy even as it suffers high levels of poverty and corruption, has been practically immune to political change and the social movements that have swept the region, including the feminist wave. But analysts say the political landscape may be due for alteration given that popular anger is at high levels over corruption and the deficiencies in the health and education systems that worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Efraín Alegre, the leader of the Liberal party, the second-largest political force in Congress, is the presidential candidate of the opposition coalition that has united disparate parties in their desire to oust the long-governing Colorado Party.
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