Colorado Party

Conservative wins Paraguay presidency with narrow victory

Mario Abdo Benitez, who represents the country's long-dominant Colorado conservatives, won slightly more than 46 percent of the vote, with his centrist opponent Efrain Alegre taking almost 43 percent in a race that was far closer than expected.

Paraguay heads to the polls as Abdo expected to win

The GANAR coalition's Efrain Alegre and the Colorado Party's Mario Abdo, son of private secretary of dictator Alfredo Stroessner, are the two presidential candidates.