Paraguay ruling-party candidate concedes to ex-bishop
posted 9:28 pm Sun April 20, 2008 - ASUNCION, Paraguay
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The ruling-party candidate in Paraguay's presidential election has conceded to defeat, signaling the end of six decades of one-party rule and handing victory to former Roman Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo.Blanca Ovelar says Lugo has built an unassailable lead and that the outcome of Sunday's election is now "irreversible." Elections officials are reporting that with 70 percent of polling sites counted, Lugo has 40 percent of the vote, Ovelar 32 percent and former army chief Lino Oviedo 22 percent.
News of the Lugo win has sent thousands of his euphoric supporters into the streets of Asuncion in a massive celebration. Lugo, dubbed the "bishop of the poor," has vowed to help Paraguay's poor and indigenous.
News of the Lugo win has sent thousands of his euphoric supporters into the streets of Asuncion in a massive celebration. Lugo, dubbed the "bishop of the poor," has vowed to help Paraguay's poor and indigenous.
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