Paraguayan parliament postpones discussion of Duarte's resignation

Paraguay's National Congress postponed Tuesday discussion of the resignation of President Nicanor Duarte due to the lack of quorum, legislative sources said. According to information reaching here from the Paraguayan capital Asuncion, deputies and senators were to discuss Tuesday the resignation presented by Duarte on Monday during the extraordinary session. But opposition parties and some dissidents of the Colorado Party announced they would not attend the discussion. The opposition parties, who consider Duarte is trying to avoid allegations of corruption during his administration, demand Duarteremain in office until Aug. 15, when he should handover the mandate to former bishop Fernando Lugo, who won the presidential elections on April 20. Duarte's resignation requires 51 percent of votes in order to be... [read full story]