[NYTr] Paraguay: Ex-Bishop Maintains Lead in Polls

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Prensa Latina, Havana
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Paraguay: Ex-Bishop Maintains Lead in Polls

Asuncion, Nov 12 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayan former Bishop Fernado Lugo
is still favorite in vote intention for next April's election, and is
likely to become the Republic's next president, opposition sectors
agreed on Monday.

According to Blas Llano, president of the Authentic Radical Liberal
Party -PLRA- Lugo's presidential candidacy is still firm, despite
differing opinions by government Colorado Party and other political
sectors.

The only force among opposition groups with real potential to reach
power is Patriotic Alliance for Change, with Lugo as a leader, Llano
reiterated.

The PLRA president denied rumors by the government party about a
supposed loss of popularity of the ex clergyman, associated with
release from prison of former Army chief Lino Oviedo.

For Deputy Rafael Filozzola, the citizenry's preference for Lugo is
still intact, contrary to the evident pact between Colorado followers
and Oviedo supporters to weaken the opposition.

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