 A couple of hours later, President Nicanor Duarte Frutos appeared at a press conference somberly but remarked that for the first time in the history of Paraguay a handover to the opposition will take place peacefully and in an orderly fashion.In the gubernatorial election, the ANR won nine departments, the PLRA seven and the APC one.In August, shortly before taking office, Lugo struck a deal with Oviedo, enabling him to govern with a parliamentary majority.