Abdo Benitez elected Paraguay president

Abdo Benitez elected Paraguay president

ASUNCION, April 23, 2018 (Xinhua) -- Mario Abdo Benitez (L), presidential candidate of Paraguay

Asuncion, April 23 (IANS) Paraguay's ruling Colorado Party candidate Mario Abdo Benitez has won the presidential election, data released by the country's election tribunal showed.

According to results released on Sunday Benitez garnered 46.47 per cent of the votes, while his main rival Efrain Alegre received 42.72 per cent, after 98.11 per cent of ballots were counted, Xinhua news agency reported.

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