World Press (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
Reflecting a growing shift to the left across Latin America, the April 20 election of Lugo put an end to the rightwing Colorado Party's six-decade-long grip on power.
Alterdestiny (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Maybe Fernando Lugo's not as safe as I thought : Latin American leaders have rallied behind Paraguay's new president, Fernando Lugo, after he said he was the target of a possible coup plot.[... Lugo] has accused retired general Lino Oviedo and former president Nicanor Duarte of involvement in the alleged conspiracy. Both have denied this. I don't really know what to make of this, honestly. Oviedo and...
Workers World news online (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
Fernando Lugo Méndez was sworn in as president of the Republic of Paraguay on Aug. 15.
Global Geopolitics News (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
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 [...]
Global News Blog (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
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 [...]
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
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...
Raw Story (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
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...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
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.
The Latin Americanist (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
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 attended by several Latin American...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
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.
Council on Hemispheric Affairs (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
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 (APC), the center-left coalition...
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
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 [...]
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
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.
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Free subscription) | 06/28/2008
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 April’s election with the opposition coalition Patriotic...
CNN (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
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.
