Rakyat Paraguay mula mengundi pada Ahad untuk memilih presiden

BUENOS AIRES: Rakyat Paraguay keluar mengundi pada Ahad untuk memilih presiden baharu.

Dua calon yang dilihat paling menonjol ialah Santiago Pena, 44, dari Parti Colorado, parti yang memerintah dan telah berkuasa selama lebih 70 tahun manakala Efrain Alegre, 60, dari Parti Authentic Radical Liberal, kali terakhir bertanding pada 2013 dan 2018.

Efrain Alegre mengetuai pakatan yang merangkumi 14 parti pembangkang.

Selain itu, rakyat Paraguay juga akan memilih naib presiden, Ahli Parlimen dan gabenor, lapor Sputnik.

Pusat mengundi akan ditutup pada 4 petang waktu tempatan (20:00 GMT) dan keputusan dijangka diumumkan pada hari yang sama.

Pengundian kali ini menyaksikan peti undi elektronik digunakan buat kali pertama dalam sejarah pilihan raya Paraguay.

Pelantikan presiden akan dilakukan pada 15 Ogos dan akan menerajui pentadbiran negara untuk tempoh lima tahun.

-- BERNAMA

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In Malaysia, 75% of teenagers use social media daily—but with this constant connection comes a growing number of risks. A new report by the think tank SERI titled ‘Teens, Tech, and Trust’ reveals that fewer than half of Malaysian teens feel safe online— with cyberbullying, scams, and hacking being everyday realities. Meanwhile, questions are being raised about whether schools, parents, and even social media platforms are doing enough to protect our young digital citizens. On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Vyshnavi Charrlotte, Researcher at the Social & Economic Research Initiative (SERI).