After a controversial primary, former Education minister Blanca Ovelar was confirmed as the winner. She defeated former vice president Luiz Castiglioni and will be the Colorado Party candidate in the April election. The Colorado Party has governed Paraguay for 60 years. Their main rival will be former bishop Fernando Lugo, who leads the opinion polls. Everything indicates that problems in the party primaries (Castiglioni complained of fraud) will split the party. Due to these problems, there is a movement led by Senate hopeful Lorenza Alfonso, of the Republican Force bloc (a movement of Colorado origin which supports Lugo), intending to convince Castiglioni to leave the Colorado Party and join the opposition campaign. If this occurs, Fernando Lugo’s will become stronger. Not necessarily due to the force Castiglioni would provide him with, but due to the weakening of the Colorado Party.