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08ASUNCION268
2008-04-22 12:18:00
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PRELIMINARY RESULTS - SENATE AND GUBERNATORIAL
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UNCLAS ASUNCION 000268
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
WHA/BSC KBEAMER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV PA
SUBJECT: PRELIMINARY RESULTS - SENATE AND GUBERNATORIAL
RACES
UNCLAS ASUNCION 000268
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
WHA/BSC KBEAMER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV PA
SUBJECT: PRELIMINARY RESULTS - SENATE AND GUBERNATORIAL
RACES
1. (U) As of April 21, the preliminary results for the
Paraguayan Senate show the Colorado Party maintaining its
current total of 16 out of 45 possible senators. The Liberal
Party (PLRA),part of Fernando Lugo's Patriotic Alliance for
Change (APC),is projected to win 13 senators; other members
of the APC (Country of Solidarity, Tekojoja Movement, and
PMAS) may win an additional one seat each. The third largest
block of Senate seats may go to Lino Oviedo's National Union
of Ethical Citizens party (UNACE) with nine senators,
followed by Pedro Fadul's Beloved Fatherland (PQ) party with
four.
2. (U) Regarding the departmental governors race, preliminary
results show the Colorados ahead in 10 out of 17 departments.
The Colorados, however, are losing the departments of San
Pedro, Boquern, Misiones, and Caaguaz, traditional
strongholds of the party, to the PRLA. The PLRA party is
winning in six departments and the APC party in one.
3. (SBU) COMMENT: If the preliminary results for the Senate
are confirmed, the opposition will have 29 out of 45
senators, almost double the number of Colorado senators. The
Senate seat distribution, as it stands now, raises the
profile of UNACE's nine senators, as both the Colorados and
Liberals will need to seek their support for key legislation.
Colorados have traditionally won the majority of
governorships, but this time, the Colorado governors will be
weak without executive branch support, as they depend on the
president for allocation of the majority of their economic
resources. END COMMENT.
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SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
WHA/BSC KBEAMER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV PA
SUBJECT: PRELIMINARY RESULTS - SENATE AND GUBERNATORIAL
RACES
1. (U) As of April 21, the preliminary results for the
Paraguayan Senate show the Colorado Party maintaining its
current total of 16 out of 45 possible senators. The Liberal
Party (PLRA),part of Fernando Lugo's Patriotic Alliance for
Change (APC),is projected to win 13 senators; other members
of the APC (Country of Solidarity, Tekojoja Movement, and
PMAS) may win an additional one seat each. The third largest
block of Senate seats may go to Lino Oviedo's National Union
of Ethical Citizens party (UNACE) with nine senators,
followed by Pedro Fadul's Beloved Fatherland (PQ) party with
four.
2. (U) Regarding the departmental governors race, preliminary
results show the Colorados ahead in 10 out of 17 departments.
The Colorados, however, are losing the departments of San
Pedro, Boquern, Misiones, and Caaguaz, traditional
strongholds of the party, to the PRLA. The PLRA party is
winning in six departments and the APC party in one.
3. (SBU) COMMENT: If the preliminary results for the Senate
are confirmed, the opposition will have 29 out of 45
senators, almost double the number of Colorado senators. The
Senate seat distribution, as it stands now, raises the
profile of UNACE's nine senators, as both the Colorados and
Liberals will need to seek their support for key legislation.
Colorados have traditionally won the majority of
governorships, but this time, the Colorado governors will be
weak without executive branch support, as they depend on the
president for allocation of the majority of their economic
resources. END COMMENT.
Please visit us at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/asuncion
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