Juan Samy Merheg

He is considered one of the most important political bosses in the department. His party has traditionally governed with its former rival, the Liberal Party.^[1][2]

He was first elected to the Senate in the 2010 elections, replacing his brother, who had resigned in 2009 for being implicated in the parapolitics process.^[3] He was successively reelected in the 2014 elections and in the 2018 elections.^[4][5]

In the Senate, he is a member of the Fourth Commission.^[6] In 2018, he was one of the proponents of a bill to extend the presidential term so that it could be unified with that of governors and mayors. Although the bill obtained 67 votes in favor, it was shelved as it also obtained 55 against.^[7]