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WCC congratulates Paraguayan President-elect

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia has congratulated President-elect Fernando Lugo on his victory in Paraguay's recent presidential election. In a letter dated 29 April, Kobia highlights Lugo's "commitment to the poorest and excluded", in tune with "the rich tradition of a Latin American Christianity which has struggled to follow Jesus amidst a reality marked by inequality and lack of justice". Acknowledging "difficult" challenges ahead, Kobia assures the president-elect of his prayers for "his administration to bring more justice and reconciliation to the Paraguayan people", as well as the possibility of "building a society that reduces the gap between the rich and the poor and addresses corruption". Lugo, a former Roman Catholic bishop, won the 20 April Paraguay's presidential election, ending six decades of one-party rule.

Fernando Lugo, Paraguay's president-elect. Photo: Flickr

Fernando Lugo, Paraguay's president-elect. Photo: Flickr

30 April 2008

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia has congratulated President-elect Fernando Lugo on his victory in Paraguay's recent presidential election. In a letter dated 29 April, Kobia highlights Lugo's "commitment to the poorest and excluded", in tune with "the rich tradition of a Latin American Christianity which has struggled to follow Jesus amidst a reality marked by inequality and lack of justice". Acknowledging "difficult" challenges ahead, Kobia assures the president-elect of his prayers for "his administration to bring more justice and reconciliation to the Paraguayan people", as well as the possibility of "building a society that reduces the gap between the rich and the poor and addresses corruption". Lugo, a former Roman Catholic bishop, won the 20 April Paraguay's presidential election, ending six decades of one-party rule.

Full text (in Spanish) of the congratulation letter to the Paraguayan president-elect