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PARAGUAY: ”Today a New Country Is Born,” Says New President (Global Geopolitics News)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:05:09 GMT

Global Geopolitics – Global News Blog - IPS Friday, August 15, 2008 All rights reserved, IPS – Inter Press Service, 2008. David Vargas ASUNCION, Aug 15 (IPS) - Former Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo was sworn in Friday as president of Paraguay in a ceremony charged with emotion that broke with protocol, promising to rebuild this impoverished [...]

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PARAGUAY: ”Today a New Country Is Born,” Says New President (Global News Blog)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:04:39 GMT

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Former bishop Fernando Lugo inaugurated as Paraguay's new president (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:40:36 GMT

Asuncion, Paraguay - Former Roman Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo was sworn in Friday as Paraguay's president, in a historic transfer of power after 61 years of uninterrupted rule by the conservative Colorado Party. The centre-left Lugo, 57, was inaugu...

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Paraguay: Ex-bishop sworn in as pres. (Raw Story)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:36:36 GMT

An ex-bishop who ended 61 years of one-party conservative rule in Paraguay, Fernando Lugo, was sworn in on Friday as the impoverished South American nation's president...

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Former Catholic bishop takes oath as president of Paraguay (International Herald Tribune)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:35:58 GMT

Fernando Lugo, "the bishop of the poor" as he is known in Paraguay, was sworn in as president Friday, ending six decades of one-party rule.

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Paraguay : Meet Your New President! (The Latin Americanist)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:00:00 GMT

Today, Fernando Lugo, a former Catholic Bishop, was sworn in as Paraguay's new president. Lugo's presidency is also significant because it marks the end of 60 year stretch of one party rule in the South American nation. Lugo, who takes over from Nicanor Duarte, the outgoing president, took the oath of office in a ceremony in the capital, Asuncion. The ceremony was...

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Paraguay prez-elect makes deals for majority (kansascity.com)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:38:00 GMT

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.

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Duarte’s Resignation in Paraguay: A Final Blow to Stability and Accountability (Council on Hemispheric Affairs)

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:31:14 GMT

Paraguay’s ongoing internal unrest, a direct result of current president Nicanor Duarte Frutos’ submission of his resignation on 23 June 2008, may end up shattering the fragile alliance that president-elect Fernando Lugo has managed to cobble together during the past few months. Lugo’s success is contingent upon the durability of the Alianza Patriótica para el Cambio...

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Paraguay: Halting Outgoing Politicians' Attempts to Regain Power (Global Voices Online)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:25:34 GMT

A recent editorial in the Paraguayan newspaper La Nación predicted that outgoing president Nicanor Duarte may find himself in jail after he leaves office. Michel Quomo of Zoopolitica [es] thinks the paper's statement sounds “a little alarmist,” but wonders what the new administration will do to stop the outgoing politicians in their attempts to [...]

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Mercosur urges regional economic aid (Miami Herald)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:45:00 GMT

South American trade bloc Mercosur is well-positioned to help member nations fight rising food prices and solve sporadic regional energy crunches, Argentina's top diplomat said Monday.

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Paraguay's president quits 2 months early (The Scarlet Pimpernel)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:57:21 GMT

Posted on Mon, Jun. 23, 2008 Associated Presse ASUNCION, Paraguay — Paraguay’s outgoing President Nicanor Duarte resigned Monday two months before his term ends — but opposition parties in Congress may not accept the move. Duarte wants to take a seat in Paraguay’s Senate with the ruling Colorado Party. President-elect Fernando Lugo, who won last...

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Paraguay's Senate blocks president's early exit (CNN)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:56:49 GMT

Paraguay's Senate failed to muster a quorum Tuesday, thereby frustrating President Nicanor Duarte Frutos's bid to resign two months before the end of his term to join that same legislative body.

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Paraguay's Senate blocks leader's early exit (CNN)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:56:49 GMT

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Paraguayan Congress lacks quorum to vote on president's resignation (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:42:06 GMT

Asuncion, Paraguay - The Paraguayan Congress could not reach a quorum due to the boycott of opposition legislators Tuesday, making it impossible for the body to vote on the resignation of President Nicanor Duarte Frutos. Duarte Frutos resigned Monday...

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Paraguayan president quits early (The Latin Americanist)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:30:00 GMT

Paraguayan President Nicanor Duarte offered his resignation with less than two months before his term was to end. Despite being the outgoing resident, Duarte (image) won a seat in the Paraguayan Senate and new he wanted to be out of office before legislators are sworn in next Tuesday. Duarte’s move was highly criticized by opposition politicos as well as members of...

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Paraguay to decide Duarte future (BBC News)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:27:18 GMT

Paraguay's houses of Congress are to discuss whether to accept the resignation of the country's president, Nicanor Duarte.

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President submits resignation (LA Times)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Paraguay's President Nicanor Duarte Frutos submitted his resignation nearly two months before his term ends to assume a post in the Senate, but the opposition has threatened to block the move.Duarte won a Senate seat in April's general election. However, opposition leaders say the constitution prohibits him from running while still in power.Both houses of Congress will meet today to debate whether...

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Latin American Political Update - Conflict With Farmers Takes Toll on Argentina (New York Times) (Global Politics Online)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:10:06 GMT

... its Brazilian operations, a key market for the German pharmaceutical and chemical company. Chilean president pushes whaling ban (AP via Yahoo! News) President Michelle Bachelet pushed to permanently ban whaling along Chile’s sprawling coast at the opening Monday of the weeklong International Whaling Commission meeting. Brazilian Stocks Gain, Led by Petrobras, Vale; Ipsa Advances (Bloomberg.com)...

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Paraguay’s Duarte wants to quit, start in Senate (OTB News)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:13:43 GMT

Paraguay’s President Nicanor Duarte offered Congress his resignation Monday, two months before his term is slated to end. Share This

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Paraguay’s president resigns (worldwide-news.net)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:52:16 GMT

Outgoing Paraguayan President Nicanor Duarte presented Monday his resignation to the Congress to be able to assume the charge of Senator on July 1, but opposition parties in Congress may not accept it because his term has two months to go … Go to news source

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