Luis Alberto Castiglioni Soria (born 31 July 1962 '' Última Hora'', 26 November 2007
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retrieved 29 June 2012) is a

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politician. He was Vice President of Paraguay for the Colorado Party from 2003 to 2007.

Career

Castiglioni was born in

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and obtained a qualification in civil engineering from the Catholic University of Asunción. His national political career began in 1984 as leader of Colorado party's juvenile wing. In 2003

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chose him as his running mate in the 2003 presidential election. Castiglioni served as

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from 15 August 2003 to October 2007, when he resigned in order to pursue the presidency. He was a candidate for the Colorado Party's nomination in the April 2008 presidential election. Initial results in the December 2007 party primary election showed rival candidate

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, who is backed by President

, narrowly defeating Castiglioni; however, the result was disputed, leading to a recount. On 21 January 2008, the Colorado Party electoral commission announced that Ovelar had won with 45.04% of the vote against 44.5% for Castiglioni. Castiglioni said that he would never accept defeat, claiming to have proof that 30,000 votes in his favor were "stolen", and said that he would take the matter to court."Paraguay nominates first woman for president, ruling party schism threatens bid"
Associated Press (''International Herald Tribune''), 22 January 2008.

References

Living people Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción alumni Paraguayan engineers Paraguayan people of Italian descent People from San Pedro Department, Paraguay Vice presidents of Paraguay 1962 births Colorado Party (Paraguay) politicians {{Paraguay-engineer-stub