Hugo Estigarribia, a former senator for the ANR, registers his “Free Republicans” movement with the National Agreement at 11 in the morning.
He stated that as a Colorado, it was a very difficult step for him since he has been a member for 37 years.
«I joined in 1985 to fight against Stroessner, from the university faculty. It is a very difficult but important step for the country. As Bernardino Caballero said, first the country and then the party. Juan León Mayorquín also said it, the Republic must be refounded. The country requires gestures and we are here to give those gestures and we are giving them », he expressed in an interview with Radio Libre 1200 AM
He pointed out that it is no longer possible to fight from within the Colorado Party because “a cancer” has taken over the party. He pointed out that “the last nail in the sarcophagus” was the presentation of lists last Wednesday with candidates linked to money laundering, corruption and with open processes with the Justice.
“The Partisan Electoral Court that admits any type of candidacy, a Court of Conduct that does not judge and it is impossible to fight against ill-gotten, dirty money that is involved against business interest groups that have distorted the notion of republicanism,” he commented.
He reported that on Tuesday morning, he submitted a resignation to his affiliation with the ANR. The note talked about the fact that the party does not have a legitimate authority, that it is a “shell without content” and that it is at the service of a business group.
