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Liberal coalition in Paraguay’s lower house demands Paiva’s re-election as deputy comptroller

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

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  • Paraguay’s Liberal Radical Authentic Party bloc in the Chamber of Deputies formally supports re-electing Augusto Paiva as deputy comptroller.
  • Liberal leader Rodrigo Blanco said the choice would preserve pluralism, checks and balances, and mutual oversight within the Comptroller General’s Office.
  • The liberals lack the 41 votes needed for the election, leaving the outcome dependent on Colorado-aligned and dissenting lawmakers.

Paraguay’s Liberal lawmakers are pressing to keep Augusto Paiva as deputy comptroller, arguing that the office should not fall entirely under the control of the governing Colorado Party.

Rodrigo Blanco, leader of the Liberal Radical Authentic Party’s coalition in the Chamber of Deputies, said the bloc had adopted an official position to “reclaim the deputy comptrollership for Augusto Paiva” in order to “maintain the balance of powers and mutual control.”

We already have an official bloc position, which is to reclaim the deputy comptrollership for Augusto Paiva.

— Rodrigo BlancoThe Liberal coalition’s stated position on the upcoming selection of Paraguay’s comptroller and deputy comptroller.

The Senate’s Colorado Party majority selected shortlists for comptroller and deputy comptroller last Wednesday. The file then reached the Chamber of Deputies on Thursday, where lawmakers will make the final selections. Camilo Benítez Aldana, the current comptroller, is widely expected to be re-elected. Armindo Torres, a Colorado Party member and current director of sworn declarations at the Comptroller’s Office, is expected to replace Paiva as deputy comptroller.

Augusto Paiva has performed importantly during this term.

— Rodrigo BlancoBlanco’s argument for retaining Paiva in the deputy comptroller’s office.

Blanco said Paiva had performed well during his term and that maintaining pluralism was important not only for Liberals but for the opposition as a whole. The Liberal coalition wants talks with Colorado lawmakers to preserve what it calls reciprocal oversight in the Comptroller General’s Office.

The coalition’s position faces a difficult vote count. Even with all Liberals united and no defections from the opposition bloc, it would have only 29 of the 41 votes required for an absolute majority. The Cartist bloc has 37 votes, while eight lawmakers in its allied ANR-B bloc and potentially five members of the dissident Colorado Añeteté faction could hold the decisive votes.

It is important to maintain this plurality.

— Rodrigo BlancoBlanco linked Paiva’s re-election to pluralism and opposition oversight.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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