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Paraguay Congress removes Santiago Peña, Pedro Alliana sworn in
The story so farParaguay's Senate removed President Santiago Peña from office after impeachment over the collapse of Ueno Bank, with one report saying the vote was unanimous. Vice President Pedro Alliana was sworn in as Paraguay's president and will serve until August 2028. Peña was placed under house arrest on suspicion of breach of trust shortly after his removal from office.
Still watching
- Which account of the share of the population affected by the bank crisis is accurate?
- How much public money is at risk in the Ueno Bank case?
- Will the breach of trust suspicion against Peña lead to formal charges?
- When will customers regain access to their savings frozen by the Ueno Bank suspension?
- Will Peña's defense pursue its planned challenge in international tribunals, and on what grounds?
How it developed
Paraguay Congress removes Santiago Peña, Pedro Alliana sworn in
- Paraguay's Senate removed President Santiago Peña from office after impeachment over the collapse of Ueno Bank, with one report saying the vote was unanimous.
- Vice President Pedro Alliana was sworn in as Paraguay's president and will serve until August 2028.
- Peña was placed under house arrest on suspicion of breach of trust shortly after his removal from office.
Paraguay Peña impeachment over Ueno bank crisis
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