April 25, 2026 – 17:56
Almost all of the presidents of Capital sections, who respond to the Honor Colorado movement, expressed in a statement their support for Raúl Latorre to join the presidential team of the official movement for 2028 as a candidate for vice president, led by Pedro Alliana, who made his pre-candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic official.
He 95% of the section presidents of the Capital, from the Honor Colorado movement, expressed in a statement their support for Raúl Latorre to integrate as a pre-candidate for vice president of the Republic the panel formed for 2028, led by the current vice president, Pedro Alliana, as a pre-candidate for the Presidency of the Republic by the official movement.
The support was announced after the President of the Senate, Basilio “Bachi” Núñezstated that the president of the Colorado Party, Horacio Cartes, gave his support as a candidate for vice president to the current Minister of Urban Planning, Housing and Habitat, Juan Carlos Baruja.
Given this, Pedro Alliana expressed that he will wait for the municipal elections to conclude this year to define who will be the candidate who will accompany him in the presidential nomination for 2028.
“We do not make any value judgment in relation to other candidates that are discussed, but we state that what We prefer that Deputy Raúl Latorre be the one to accompany Allianabecause one of the main functions of the vice president is the bond with Congress and in this case Deputy Latorre was re-elected for the fourth time as president of the Chamber of Deputies, achieving a large majority almost in its entirety,” he said. Carlos Morelpresident of Section 1.
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Sectional presidents support Latorre
He added that in the last two presidential elections, the Capital bases obtained a difference of 68,000 votes in the 2018 elections and with Santiago Peña one of almost 90,000 votes.
He clarified that they have nothing against Juan Carlos Baruja, but that The majority decided to support Latorre.
“Us We see the position of Vice President Pedro Alliana as very correct in consulting with the party bases, because it was very clear, he is going to consult with the party bases and after the internal municipal elections the decision will be made,” he said.
When asked if there would be an internal division in Honor Colorado, he responded that all those who make up the official movement of Capital work in unison so that Camilo Pérez is the next mayor of Asunción. “There is no type of division”, he reaffirmed.
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He added that They are going to accompany Juan Carlos Baruja in case he is the vice presidential candidate.
