Economist and former finance minister Santiago Pena, 44, won the election with more than 42 percent of votes cast
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Paraguayans on Sunday elected a president from the rightwing Colorado Party, in power for nearly eight decades, the electoral body said, as voters rejected a center-left challenger who had railed against institutional corruption.
Economist and former finance minister Santiago Pena, 44, won the election with more than 42 percent of votes cast, results showed, with 90 percent of ballots counted.
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