Santiago Pena wins Paraguay election after hard-fought campaign

Paraguay's governing party candidate Santiago Pena has won the presidential election. He received more than 42 percent of the votes, continuing the dominance of the conservative Colorado Party. Pena's rival, Efrain Alegre, got nearly 27.5 percent – even though he began with a narrow lead in opinion polls. Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman reports from Asuncion, Paraguay. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Paraguay #elections
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