Key facts
- Opposition candidate Soledad Nunez won the Asuncion mayor's race with 47.78% of the vote.
- Colorado Party candidate Camilo Perez received 45.98% of the vote in Asuncion.
- The ruling Colorado Party had held the Asuncion mayor's seat since 2019.
- Opposition candidate Dani Mujica won the mayor's race in Ciudad del Este with 72.83% of the vote.
- Nunez inherits a municipality with significant debt and stalled public works.
Soledad Nunez, representing the opposition coalition Alianza Juntos Por Asunción, won the mayoral race in Paraguay's capital, Asuncion, on Sunday. With 99.92% of votes counted, Nunez secured 47.78% of the vote, narrowly defeating Colorado Party candidate Camilo Perez, who garnered 45.98%. The Colorado Party had held the mayor's seat in Asuncion since 2019.
In the country's second-largest city, Ciudad del Este, opposition candidate Dani Mujica of the Yo Creo movement won decisively with 72.83% of the vote, significantly ahead of the Colorado Party's candidate who received 23.8%.
Analysts view these municipal elections as a crucial midterm test for the ruling right-wing government ahead of the 2028 general election. Miguel Prieto, the head of the Yo Creo movement and a 37-year-old lawyer, is seen as a rising political force and a potential strong challenger to the Colorado Party's long-standing dominance in Paraguayan politics.