Paraguay’s President-elect Horacio Cartes, a wealthy businessman, has said he would “never put personal interests before the country’s”.
Mr Cartes, one of Paraguay’s richest men, told reporters there wouldn’t be conflict of interest as he governed one of South America’s poorest nations.
He said it would be “silly” to stay out of the regional economic bloc Mercosur.
Paraguay was suspended from the group after last year’s impeachment of the left-wing President Fernando Lugo.
The move followed a land eviction at a farm that led to the deaths of 11 farmers and six police officers.
The incident sparked a nationwide outcry and the opposition declared President Lugo responsible. Mr Lugo was replaced by Vice-President Federico Franco of the Liberal Party in less than 48 hours.
Neighbouring countries recalled their diplomats calling the impeachment a “congressional coup”.
