Vice President Pedro Alliana and former president Horacio Cartes met on September 25 and issued a message of unity in the Colorado Party amid disagreements over the formation of the 2028 presidential ticket. Alliana said they would prioritize needs in health care, medicine, housing and education, and identified the October 4 municipal elections and the 2028 national race as their next goals.
The public statement did not clarify whether they had reached an agreement on the choice of the future vice-presidential candidate. The discussion between Alliana and Cartes had exposed disagreements over the vice president’s autonomy in that decision; the makeup of the ticket remains unresolved. The meeting therefore signaled an attempt to restore unity in Honor Colorado, a movement led by Cartes within the Colorado Party (Asociación Nacional Republicana, ANR), without confirming a solution to the impasse.
The October 4 municipal elections are the immediate electoral commitment Alliana cited. The message issued after the meeting links the local campaign to the political outlook for 2028, but does not detail specific measures or commitments to address the social needs mentioned.
The meeting took place while Alliana was serving as acting president, during President Santiago Peña’s trip to the United States for activities related to the United Nations General Assembly. Peña also held diplomatic meetings in New York: he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alongside Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz and Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino. The stated topic was security cooperation and closer ties between Israel and Latin American countries; the available information does not detail any agreements reached.
During the same New York schedule, Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano spoke with representatives of the United Arab Emirates, Hungary and Singapore about cooperation and trade. With Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orbán, they discussed holding the second Political Consultations meeting in Asunción. With Singapore and the United Arab Emirates, the stated focus was exploring opportunities to expand economic and bilateral ties.