SANTIAGO PEÑA EMERGES AS THE PARAGUAYAN PRESIDENT ELECT

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Entertainment It was a tightly contested election in the history of Paraguay's election , Santiago produced 42.7 percent of the votes with more than 99 Percent of the ballots counted . Pena leads his opponent , Efraim Alegrem with more than 15-point after 99 percent of the ballots have been counted making him the new face of Paraguay's politics . In his reaction , Santiago thanked the people of Paraguay and his supporters for their efforts and fights with their vote at the Pole , in his words ," Today we celebrating our victory and the people's mandate , who chosed the side of peace and national reconciliation , thank you all for your votes ," Pena added . The closest opponent to Santiago Pena , Alegre has conceded defeat at the pole earleir today , in his words , he said ," My effort was not enough "