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Paraguay Elections

Ex-priest rises to Paraguay presidency

The former Catholic bishop has made history by ending 61 years of authoritarian one-party rule, but his first task is to avoid political chaos and civil unrest, even as elements on the left and right challenge his authority.

Leaving office, Duarte eyes comeback for Colorados

Aug 14, 2008

Paraguay's outgoing president predicts that his Colorado Party will rebound quickly after losing its grip on 61 consecutive years of single-party rule. Nicanor Duarte says that "in five years, we'll return to power." Duarte is...

MARK WEISBROT: Obama should embrace Latin America's populist leaders

WASHINGTON -- Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela - voters rejected the "Washington Consensus" economic policies after more than two decades of unprecedented economic failure. Similarly,...

Paraguay prez-elect makes deals for majority

President-elect Fernando Lugo has reached a deal with a leading opponent that will give him a governing majority in Paraguay's Congress as his five-year term begins on Friday. Elected with about 41 percent of the vote in a...

Paraguay's President-Elect: 'I Am a Centrist'

Aug 13, 2008

Paraguay's president-elect, Fernando Lugo, says his views stand 'above political parties.' By María Amparo Lasso | Newsweek Web Exclusive On Friday, Fernando Lugo, a 57-year-old former Roman Catholic bishop, will be sworn in as...

Paraguay prez to wear sandals to inauguration

Paraguay's president-elect has huge challenges once he takes office Friday as leader of one of the poorest countries in South America. Hopes of change have soared with the election of Fernando Lugo after 61 years of one-party...

New US president should admit that America lives a revolution

The president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, expressed on Monday 11th that the person elected as the new president of the United States for the coming elections should start his term by acknowledging that...

The Bolivians cast their votes well

“Cet animal est très méchant. Quand on l'attaque, il se défend.”Now that the results of the referendum are in and - ignorant of the fact that when Voltaire composed this mot his tongue was firmly in his cheek - the racist...

Lugo distances himself from radical farmers

Paraguayan president-elect Fernando Lugo says he does not support landless peasants who plan to invade farms in three northern states of the South American country. The leftist former Catholic bishop, who will take office Aug....

Energy War: Brazil Threatens to Stop All Investment in Paraguay

Paraguay and Brazil are preparing for a long dispute over prices from energy generated in South America's largest dam, shared by the neighboring countries, but which is almost entirely absorbed by the industrial hub of Sao...