The departures of Norma Aquino, Javier "Chaqueñito" Vera, Hernán Rivas, and Erico Galeano from the Paraguayan Senate, amid corruption scandals, fake degrees, and criminal convictions, reveal the erosion of the political shield of the ruling Cartismo faction and the power of citizen and media pressure.
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Pytagua coverage mentioning Norma Aquino.
Liberal senator Celeste Amarilla harshly criticized the reliability of the electronic voting system and the open-list model, warning of possible fraud in internal elections and advocating a return to closed lists.