[NYTr] Paraguay: Former Bishop Leads in Election Polls
 
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 12:17:27 -0500 (CDT)


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Lugo Leads Polls in Paraguay

Asuncion, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) If the elections were held in Paraguay
today, former Bishop Fernando Lugo would beat all his competitors,
including the candidate of governing PC, Colorado Party, a poll in
Asuncion revealed Wednesday.

The greatest support to Lugo comes from the most humble sectors of the
nation, particularly in the Central Department, where the poorest
population lives, the First Analysis and Studies poll showed.

Lugo would also defeat former Paraguayan Gen. Lino Oviedo if he is
finally released from prison and decides to postulate for president
representing the National Union of Ethical Citizens. Oviedo has spent
several years in prison for a coup attempt in April 1996.

In a scenario of three candidates, Lugo, a PC candidate and Oviedo,
Lugo would obtain 33 percent of the votes, followed by the PC
representative and Oviedo in third place.

Three weeks ago, the National Opposition Concertation chose Lugo as the
coalition presidential candidate for the 2008 elections to attempt to
overthrow the PC's six-decade hold on the presidency.

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