Who is Paraguay’s new president Pedro Alliana?
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Who is Paraguay’s new president Pedro Alliana? A look at his rise after Santiago Pena was impeached amid a banking crisis. Read more at straitstimes.com.
A longtime Colorado Party leader who had hoped to cap decades of political activism with a presidential run in 2028, Pedro Alliana achieved his goal two years early.
ASUNCION – Paraguay’s Vice-President Pedro Alliana became president after the country’s Senate impeached and removed Santiago Pena amid a banking crisis that triggered major political backlash.
Pena lost the support of senior figures in the governing conservative Colorado Party after lawmakers blamed him for the collapse of digital lender ueno, which left millions of customers unable to access their accounts.
Alliana, 52, will serve out the remainder of Pena’s term through August 2028.
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