Paraguay’s former president Horacio Cartes (2012-2018) is doubling down on claims that mounting corruption allegations against him are part of a campaign of “political persecution” orchestrated by the previous government of Mario Abdo Benítez (2018-2023). The allegations concerning Cartes, who is the current leader of the ruling Asociación Nacional Republicana-Partido Colorado (ANR-PC), are piling pressure on his protégé, President Santiago Peña, straining his administration’s relationship with the US and raising scrutiny on his professed commitment to combating corruption and impunity. End of preview - This article contains approximately 611 words.
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