In Paraguay, whose population is approaching 7 million, more than 4 million voters started voting to elect the president as well as the vice president, the 45-member Senate and the 80-member House of Representatives and the governor of 17 regions.
The names of Partido Colorado candidate Santiago Pena, who was shown as the favorite in the polls, and Efrain Alegre, the National Unity candidate for New Paraguay, stand out in the country’s presidential election race where 13 candidates took part.
In the election where the winner will be determined in the first round, the candidate with the highest number of votes will be entitled to become the President of Paraguay.
27 thousand security forces will be on duty for the security of the elections.