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Paraguay votes on new leader after ex-president’s impeachment
AFP – Voters in Paraguay cast ballots Sunday to choose a new leader, turning the page on a political crisis that saw leftist president Fernando Lugo impeached 10 months ago. Polls closed at 4:00 pm (2000 GMT) and election officials said early results would be made available at around 8:00…
Ousted Paraguay leader to make case at South American summit
ASUNCION — Paraguay’s ousted president Fernando Lugo said Monday he would take his case to a summit of South American leaders this week as the country’s Supreme Court rejected an appeal of his dismissal. Lugo had filed a petition challenging his speedy impeachment and ouster last week saying he had…
South American summit bars new Paraguay leader after ‘parliamentary coup’
Paraguay’s new president was barred Sunday from participating in a summit of South American presidents next week, deepening the country’s isolation over the ouster of former president Fernando Lugo. Argentina’s foreign ministry said the move was adopted by the other members and associate states of Mercosur, a South American trading…
Ousted Paraguay leader accuses lawmakers of ‘coup’
Paraguay’s ousted leader Fernando Lugo on Sunday accused lawmakers of carrying out a “parliamentary coup d’etat” to force him from power, as international protests mounted over his abrupt removal. In his first public appearance since his impeachment on Friday over a deadly land dispute earlier this month, Lugo again blasted…
Paraguay senate impeaches leftist president in ‘rushed judgment’
ASUNCION — Fallen Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo accepted his impeachment by lawmakers Friday, but said it had dealt a blow to democracy in his South American nation. “I submit to the decision of Congress,” Lugo said just after he was impeached, adding that “the history of Paraguay and its democracy…
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