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Paraguay: New government faces elite resistance

Barely two weeks after being sworn in on August 15, a coup plot to oust newly elected Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo was exposed on September 2.

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Paraguay: Left wins election, ends one-party rule

By Stuart Munckton

Left-wing former bishop Fernando Lugo won Paraguay’s presidential election on April 20 with 41% of the vote, according to an April 21 AFP report.

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Former bishop to run for presidency

By Marina Menéndez Quintero, Asuncion

Bishop Fernando Lugo had a crucial choice to make on December 17. Representatives from different social groups showed up before him, carrying thick files with 100,000 properly registered signatures and a request: “Father, give Paraguay a hand”.

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