{"id":36251,"date":"2023-05-05T22:52:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T22:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/paraguayan-presidential-candidate-cubas\/"},"modified":"2023-05-05T22:58:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T22:58:11","slug":"paraguay-presidential-candidate-cubas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/paraguay-presidential-candidate-cubas\/","title":{"rendered":"Paraguay presidential candidate Cubas arrested after post-election protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ASUNCION (Reuters) -Paraguayo Cubas, who placed third in Paraguay&#8217;s presidential elections, has been arrested following post-election protests, authorities said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Cubas led protests to dispute Sunday&#8217;s election results and call for a recount, though international organizations said there was no reason to doubt the integrity of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>Cubas has been charged with &#8220;disrupting the peace&#8221; and other crimes, according to an arrest warrant issued by the attorney general&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<p>A political figure from the country&#8217;s eastern region who calls himself an anarchist, Cubas pulled in a surprising 23% of the vote, coming behind victor Santiago Pena and second-place Efrain Alegre.<\/p>\n<p>He was detained in the last leg of a planned trip to Asuncion to protest the elections at an electoral court.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As you can see, I&#8217;m being arrested,&#8221; Cubas said in a video posted to social media. &#8220;All the criminals in this country should be handcuffed like Paraguayo Cubas,&#8221; he added as he got into a patrol car.<\/p>\n<p>Late Monday, Cubas&#8217; supporters blocked roads in the capital and parts of the country&#8217;s east and clashed with police outside of an electoral court. Cubas had announced plans for renewed protests after his arrival in the capital.<\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Daniela Desantis; Writing by Kylie Madry; Editing by Brendan O&#8217;Boyle)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/paraguay-presidential-candidate-cubas\/paraguayan-presidential-candidate-cubas-arrested-after-post-election-protests\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportTopNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ440SH-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ440SH-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/paraguay-presidential-candidate-cubas\/paraguayan-presidential-candidate-cubas-arrested-after-post-election-protests-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportTopNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ440SU-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ440SU-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/paraguay-presidential-candidate-cubas\/paraguayan-presidential-candidate-cubas-arrested-after-post-election-protests-3\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportTopNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ440SV-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ440SV-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ASUNCION (Reuters) -Paraguayo Cubas, who placed third in Paraguay&#8217;s presidential elections, has been arrested following post-election protests, authorities said on Friday. Cubas led protests to dispute Sunday&#8217;s election results and call for a recount, though international organizations said there was no reason to doubt the integrity of the vote. 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