(Reuters) – The Organization of American States (OAS) said on Tuesday that its electoral observation mission saw no reason to put into doubt Paraguay’s election results, following protests by supporters of a right-wing candidate who came in third.
The statement follows clashes on Monday between police and supporters of Paraguayo Cubas amid complaints of fraud in a vote that the ruling Colorado Party won comfortably.
President-elect Santiago Pena won 43% of the vote on Sunday compared with 27% for runner-up Efrain Alegre. Cubas, who surprised observers by winning nearly 23%, called in a post on Instagram for a recount and asked his supporters to protest.
(Reporting by Carolina Pulice; Editing by Sarah Morland)