Martín Burt, pre-candidate for president of the Republic for the Coalition, will present his vice president today. Although few details were given, the concrete thing is that she will be a woman. “The duo is talented, enterprising, hard-working and a worthy representative of Paraguayan women,” the politician said in his own words. At the close of this edition, the time and place of the presentation had not yet been confirmed.
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The candidate also reiterated a request to the United States embassy in our country to provide the total list of “significantly corrupt” in the country and rule out that there is any in the Coalition. He added that disclosure is important because it will also rule out the fact that there is any corrupt politician in the Coalition.
«I asked the US Embassy the other day, very respectfully, to give the list of corrupt politicians because otherwise this uncertainty, along with the political trial, will never end. We need the list so that we Paraguayans can be sure that none of these people appears in the Coalition”, he maintained.
Burt stressed that the Concertación is trying to cleanse the country of the old policy, to embrace a new policy dedicated to providing opportunities for people, for families, so that they can get ahead. “Let’s abandon the old politics and enter the politics of work, with honesty, transparency and above all with love for our neighbor,” he added.
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Villarejo wants to prioritize education if elected
Sebastián Villarejo, presidential candidate within the agreement for the Patria Querida party, participated in a discussion organized by the FEUNA (Federation of Students of the National University), on the occasion, he was able to chat with the young people, and explain their positions regarding the education, fight against corruption and job creation. “I will be a president obsessed with education, since it is the best way to transform the country,” he said.
Cartes must appear before the CBI
The Bicameral Investigation Commission (CBI) on money laundering, summoned Horacio Cartes, former President of the Republic, to appear and answer questions about accusations against him for alleged acts of cigarette smuggling, money laundering and association with criminal groups. People close to the former president have already appeared previously but refrained from testifying.
Carlos Rejala with health problems
Gilberto “Tony” Apuril, a national senator for the “Hagamos” party, announced that Carlos Rejala, a national deputy for his party, is in Brazil to be operated on for gastrointestinal polyps. The legislator requested a two-month leave without pay due to this illness that causes stomach pain and nausea, among other symptoms. His replacement will be Renato Ibarrola.
Grasi denounces little progress in investigations
Juan Galeano Grassi, candidate for deputy for the Alianza Encuentro Nacional, questioned that, despite having denounced irregularities in the commune of Asunción in 2019, the causes do not advance in the Public Ministry. These are complaints about the collection of bribes from officials in exchange for the elimination of debts owed to the municipality.
Froilán Peralta’s sentence will be announced this week
Last Friday the documentary stage of the trial of Froilán Peralta for the #UnaNoTeCalles case ended and this week the final arguments would be given. According to analysts, the prosecution did not present convincing evidence, so it is feared that the former rector of the National University of Asunción (UNA) will be acquitted. A sentence will also be handed down to the co-defendant in the case, María del Carmen Martínez, better known as the “paper eater”.
