2023-05-01 21:40:15
the former goalkeeper Jose Luis Felix Chilavert Gonzalez was unsuccessful in his attempt to reach the Presidency of the Republic of Paraguay. In the dispute held on Sunday the 30th, he won only seventh place, below 1% of the valid votes.
According to data provided on the internet by the Paraguayan Electoral Justice, Chilavert had 24,284 votes up to 3:20 pm on Monday, the 1st, which represents 0.8% of the entire electorate. The calculation is at 99.94%.
Chilavert, who played in the 1998 and 2002 World Cups for the Paraguay national football team, launched his candidacy for president of Paraguay on the Youth Party and Força Jovem. On the plate, he had Sofía Clara Scheid Vázquez as runner-up.
“We are going to put an end to corruption”, promised the former goalkeeper in the final stretch of the campaign, as Instagram post. “Paraguayans deserve to live better. Do not be afraid of change.”
The Paraguayan electorate, however, decided not to change. Candidate of the situation, the economist santiago pena, 44 years old, was the winner of the electoral contest. He is a representative of the Colorado Party, which dominates the Presidency of the Republic of Paraguay since 1948.
Chilavert would not be the 1st former player to preside over a country
If successful in his political career, Chilavert would not be the first former football player to become president of a country. Located in the northwest of African continentLiberia has been chaired since January 2018 by George Weah.
Now a politician, Weah was the first — and so far the only — African to win the FIFA best football player award. Recognition occurred in 1995, when he was playing for AC Milan, in Italy.
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