Paraguay: election ends six decades of one-party rule
                   
wsws.org     Apr 23, 2008            

By Bill Van Auken 23 April 2008 The election victory Sunday of former Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo brings an end to 61 years of unbroken rule by the right-wing Colorado Party. Lugo became known as the “bishop of the poor” after championing the cause of Paraguay’s... [read full story]                    


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