Economy / Paraguay
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More Election Drama
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Education Minister Blanca Ovelar, the favoured choice of incumbent President Nicanor Duarte, resigned from her position in the Partido Colorado (PC) cabinet in order to run for the presidency. She will face a tough challenge against Vice President Luis Castiglioni and PC president JosĂ© Alberto Alderete in the December primary. Meanwhile, Duarte has stated he knows how to 'dissolve' the newly-formed opposition ConcertacĂon coalition, sparking rumours that he could order the release from prison of General Lino Oviedo, who would almost certainly take his Unace party out of the alliance. The sharp increase in political noise and jostling within and