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Patria Querida backs Soledad Núñez for Asunción mayor, confirms council list
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Patria Querida backs Soledad Núñez for Asunción mayor, confirms council list

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Patria Querida (PPQ) confirmed its list of candidates for the Municipal Council and fully backed Soledad Núñez for mayor.
  • The party's internal elections solidified its political front for the October municipal elections, aiming to unseat the ruling Colorado Party.
  • Núñez expressed gratitude for the support, emphasizing her independent candidacy against traditional political structures and promising to reform the municipality.

The Patria Querida (PPQ) party has solidified its political front for the upcoming October municipal elections, officially backing Soledad Núñez as its candidate for the mayoralty of Asunción. This move, confirmed during the party's internal elections, also saw the selection of candidates for the Municipal Council.

I am deeply grateful for the trust placed in a person who enters this race without traditional political structures, to fight side-by-side for what we legitimately deserve: an Asunción that works and a Municipality that ceases to be the spoils of the politicians in power.

— Soledad NúñezThe opposition candidate for mayor of Asunción, Soledad Núñez, expressed her gratitude for the support from her party and allies, highlighting her independent stance.

The alliance "Juntos por Asunción" gathered key figures, including PPQ President Stephan Rasmussen and Congresswoman Rocío Vallejo, alongside allied leaders like Senator Rafael Filizzola and Congresswoman Johana Ortega. Their collective goal is to challenge the long-standing governance of the Colorado Party in the capital.

Núñez, who is running as an independent, addressed supporters and allied parties, expressing deep gratitude for the trust placed in her. She framed her candidacy as a fight against "traditional political structures" and a bid to reclaim the municipality, which she described as having become "the spoils of politicians." She pledged to create an Asunción that "functions" and a municipality that is no longer a political prize.

The Municipality must stop being the spoils of politicians.

— Soledad NúñezNúñez criticized the current state of the Asunción municipality during her address.

She further argued that the unified bloc represents a direct response to taxpayer demands, criticizing what she called a "nefarious and rotten system" that has left the city's infrastructure and management in disarray. Núñez stated her conviction that the current state of affairs is unsustainable and that it is time for change, moving away from the "usual" political actors.

I have two absolute certainties facing October: the first is that we can no longer continue living as we are; the second is that the time has come to leave the usual people behind.

— Soledad NúñezNúñez articulated her strong belief in the need for change in Asunción's governance.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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