 President Duarte caused controversy just before the election by telling the "Ultima Hora" newspaper that Lugo "probably sells himself" for money from Venezuela, Bolivia, and Ecuador.Ovelar, the Colorado candidate, said that she knew "what the people need and ... what has to be done".She said that she would focus on job creation and the strengthening of agricultural cooperatives, hoping to reduce the number of Paraguayans who emigrate for economic reasons.