The heir of Horacio Cartés was sworn in in the Paraguayan congress and became the 51st president of the republic. “Today is a holiday. We celebrate democracy,” he said in his first speech.
santiago penapresident-elect in Paraguayan, assumed this Tuesday as the 51st president of the republic, in a day that began at 7:00 local time with the beginning of the session in the National Congress and that ended with the oath as president.
In what was his first speech as Paraguayan president, Peña spoke of a historic day and expressed “gratitude” towards his party: “Today is a holiday. We celebrate democracy, we celebrate the hope of a new beginning that brings us closer to the homeland of our dreams”.
“Success is to make all Paraguayans better off and for the world to witness the resurgence of a giant. I pledge to exercise strong leadership. I will do my best to motivate the nation to a prosperous future”, he added in relation to what is expected of his management at the helm of Paraguay.
Winner of the inmates of the National Republican Association (ANR, the official name of Coloradism), Peña, born in Asunción in 1978, son of an Argentine woman, He graduated in Economics from the Catholic University capital at 23 years old.
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Paraguay: Alberto Fernández present for the assumption of Peña
Short of the election and focused on the international agenda, the president Alberto Fernández attended the assumption of Santiago Peña at the head of the administration of the Republic of Paraguay. He did it days after the libertarian Javier Milei accumulated the support of 7,116,352 voters at the polls last Sunday.
hours away from meeting former president Mauricio Macri, the successor of Mario Abdo Benítez He starred in the ceremony of the transfer of command, held on the esplanade of the Bahía del Palacio de López and in his initial speech he highlighted the presence of the president.
“I can’t stop thinking that managing The waterway implies delicate balancing processes between integration and the sovereignty of our peoples. We cannot be satisfied and we must move forward with courage and greater determination”, remarked Peña while signaling the assistance of Alberto Fernández; Gabriel Boric (Chile); Luis Arce Catacora (Bolivia); Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva (Brazil); and Luis Lacalle Pou (Uruguay).
Source: Ambito
