The first results of the presidential elections in Paraguay, held on Sunday, April 30, have been announced. According to the statement made by the Paraguay Electoral Court, after 85% of the ballot boxes were opened, Santiago Pena, the candidate of the conservative Colorado Party, won the one-round presidential election with 43.5 percent of the votes. Efrain Alegre, the candidate of the opposition centre-left alliance, came in second with 27.58% of the vote. The voter turnout reached 59.75 percent.
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Seven people linked to the opposition Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) were detained in anti-terror raids across Armenia. Authorities seized explosives, detonators, radios, and other materials in what they described as a foiled terrorist plot.
Armenia’s Investigative Committee stated that one suspect faces charges related to preparing a terrorist attack, and the investigation is ongoing. Local media say all detainees are members of the Dashnaktsutyun party.
The arrests follow the June 25 detention of Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, leader of the opposition “Holy Struggle” movement, which the government accuses of planning terrorist acts and a power grab. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said security forces had stopped an attempt to destabilize the country.