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Added on the 15/08/2023 18:45:42 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Taiwan's vice president William Lai, Bolivian president Luis Arce, Argentine president Alberto Fernandez, Spanish King Felipe VI and former Chilean president Sebastian Pinera arrive at Santiago Pena swearing-in ceremony as new Paraguay president in Asuncion. IMAGES
Paraguay's new President Santiago Peña receives the presidential sash from Senate President Silvio Ovelar next to his wife First Lady Leticia Ocampos during his inauguration at the esplanade of Lopez Presidential Palace in Asuncion as he takes office for a constitutionally limited single five-year term. IMAGES
Paraguayan presidential candidate Santiago Pena casts his ballot at a polling station in Asuncion. The 44-year-old economist and former finance minister hopes to continue the rule of the ruling conservative Colorado Party that has governed almost continually since 1947 - but his opponent, lawyer Efrain Alegre of the Concertacion center-left coalition, is leading narrowly in the opinion polls. IMAGES
New Paraguay president Santiago Pena parade in Asuncion after swearing-in ceremony with his wife Leticia Ocampos. IMAGES
Asunción, Aug 15 (EFE) .- (Camera: Noelia F. Aceituno) The president of Paraguay, Mario Abdo Benítez, celebrated on Sunday the 484th anniversary of the founding of the city of Asunción, three years after his inauguration, with a legislature marked by the economic crisis and the pandemic.FOOTAGE OF THE EVENT.