Paraguayo_Cubas
Paraguayo Cubas
Paraguayan politician (born 1962)
Paraguayo "Payo" Cubas Colomés (born 8 January 1962) is a Paraguayan politician and media personality known for what some see as provocative publicity stunts. A lawyer, he served one term in Congress from 1993 to 1998 as a member of the center-left National Encounter Party. In 2018, Cubas was elected to the Senate as a sole member of the National Crusade Movement but was suspended for outbursts and physical altercations with Senate colleagues.[1]
On the eve of the 2023 general election, Cubas with his party participated in the creation of the Concertación coalition,[2] but soon left it before the election of a single opposition candidate, deciding to participate in the elections independently.[3] In the 2023 elections, Cubas was considered an outsider or spoiler candidate for the Concertación. However, he had support among the anti-establishment electorate, advocating the death penalty for corruption.[1][4] He finished third, with almost 23% of the vote.[citation needed]