Mié 03/05/2023
(Por Juan Maqueda) "A red of the right-wing: The officialist Santiago Peña won the elections in Paraguay with a clear victory and will become the country's new president starting in August. With 99% of the votes counted, Peña, of the conservative Colorado Party, has almost 43% of the support compared to 27.4% for Efraín Alegre, who led a center-left coalition. In his victory speech, Peña thanked his supporters and called for unity and consensus to achieve prosperity for all. Alegre admitted defeat, and a significant portion of the change-seeking vote went to the controversial far-right party of Paraguayo Cubas, which gained 22% support. Despite internal conflicts and corruption allegations against the current leader of the party, Horacio Cartes, Peña will continue the conservative's hegemony that has lasted for more than 70 years. International observers highlighted the high turnout of more than 63%, which surpassed the previous election five years ago.
(By Juan Maqueda and Marcelo Maurizio in co-creation with Infonegocios Miami writing) During Worker's Week, we analyze the differences between Latino workers in the USA versus Latin American countries and analyze the steps Latin American administrations should take to improve working conditions.