Paraguay 2023 Elections: Opposition candidate Efraín Alegre denounces that armed subjects prevent voting in schools

The candidate of the opposition coalition in Paraguayan, Ephraim Alegredenounced this Sunday that armed individuals occupied a school in the town of Yby Pytawhere it prevents the community from voting, and requested the intervention in this situation of the president of the country, Mario Abdo Benitez.

“We have the report that in Yby Pytathe narcos, to speak correctly with their first and last names, who are of course supporting continuity, we know that this is the team of the narcos, they took over the electoral college armed”, Alegre told journalists, shortly after casting his vote in the town of lambare (located about 11 kilometers from Asunción).

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Alegre warned that “no conditions“so that the voting can take place in that place, since the citizens”He is afraid”.

“We hold the President of the Republic, Abdo Benítez, responsible”, added the liberal leader, who demanded the presence of the security forces.

Consulted in this regard, the commander of the National Police, Gilberto Fleitashe assured at a press conference in Assumption that they have no records or any complaint about an event of this nature.

“Voting is taking place normally in Yby Pytá”, affirmed Fleitas, who anticipated that they will intervene in all incidents and take with “formalitythe complaints.

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Paraguayans participate this Sunday in general elections to elect the president, vice president, deputies, senators, governors and members of departmental boards.

Attention is focused on the vote for the Presidency, which faces the ruling party santiago penaof the Colorado partyand Alegre, who heads a coalition of opposition parties.

Source: Elcomercio

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