The presidential candidate Efraín Alegre assures that he is not sorry for having voted in favor of the impeachment that removed Fernando Lugo from power, since it was a self-criticism in which he saw where there were flaws.
In an interview with Telefuturo, the candidate for president for the Concertación, Efraín Alegre; who boasts of having the support of the ex-bishop, despite the fact that he does not even speak; He was consulted about the decision he made in June 2012, when, months after being dismissed from MOPC, he decided to accompany Fernando Lugo’s impeachment trial.
Publication of the newspaper Abc, days before the political trial.
When asked if he regretted the fact, he replied: “No. I believe that the discrepancies that have occurred in that Government have been made on many occasions and we have made self-criticism as it should be, see responsibility, see where it has failed.
He added that he does not kill for political reasons or for discrepancies and that, may disagree, but still regain understanding on the basis of learning.
When the Coalition Roundtable was formed (with representatives from all the parties, except the ANR) and the division had not yet taken place, Fernando Lugo (before suffering a stroke) expressed his accompaniment, waiting for the sheet to be integrated by the Guasu Front.
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However, after the illness that kept him incommunicado for six months and unable to express himself fluently until now, Alegre left the Guasu Front out of the sheet and opted for Soledad Núñez for vice candidate.
Do you regret having voted for the dismissal of Fernando Lugo?
Ephraim: NO pic.twitter.com/pU8ccFbAAF— Hannibal Coronel (@ANIBALCORO) April 11, 2023
This caused the annoyance of the other members, who gradually left, including Euclides Acevedo and Jorge Querey, who formed their own duo with the support of Tekojoja and a good part of the Guasu Front. This morning they confirmed that they will continue in the race until the end.
Other political options, although with fewer chances are: Paraguayan Cubas and José Luis Chilavert, with the difference that the first, had a notorious electoral growth in recent months.
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