Santiago Peña took office as the new president of Paraguay
This Tuesday, Santiago Peña was sworn in as the new president of Paraguay, affirming that he will continue the political vocation of the questioned Cartés
Santiago Peña was sworn on Tuesday as the new President of Paraguay for the next five years in a ceremony at the Palacio de López, in Asunción, in which he assured that he would continue the “political vocation” of consensus and agreements of former President Horacio Cartés, questioned for alleged corruption.
“Thank you for persevering, without fainting, in the construction of consensus and in the search for agreements. Today we have to bring that political vocation to the service of all Paraguayans,” Peña thanked a Cartés under the spotlight of the United States for their alleged corrupt practices.
In his first speech as the new president, Peña, 44, has appealed to both his followers and his detractors to, together, build a “better nation”, stressing that he will seek to ensure that everyone can prosper and for this he will work to the end to achieve consensus and overcome what divides Paraguayans.
Regarding Paraguay’s position in the world, Peña has alluded to the European Union agreement and the setbacks that its repeal could cause. However, he has emphasized that the country will always negotiate without compromising its sovereignty, its territory, its values or its culture.
“Our foreign policy is based on respect for national interests, effective diplomacy, the promotion of trade and investment, national security and the promotion of our values and interests,” Peña said.
In turn, he has been critical of some of the initiatives that fight against climate change, because although well-intentioned, they could “hinder” the country’s human development, stressing that they are not responsible or have contributed significantly to the generation of greenhouse gases.
Before he was sworn before the Bible, and as established by protocol, the former president Mario Abdo Benítez has handed over the presidential sash and the command scepter to the president of Congress, Silvio Ovelar, reports the newspaper ‘ABC Color’.
One day before his inauguration, Peña has met with several of the representatives of the foreign delegations that have come for the ceremony, such as the Spanish one headed by King Felipe VI, or the American one, with the Secretary of the Interior, Debra Haaland on the front.
Peña, who already ran as a candidate in 2017 without success, is the tenth president of the country after the return of democracies after the fall of the dictator Alfredo Stroessner. During his campaign, he has promised the creation of half a million jobs, investment in security and social housing, as well as the reduction of fuel and basic food prices.
Source: dpa
(Reference image source: @SantiagoPenap, through social network X)
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