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Paraguay's Alliana Sworn in as President After Peña Impeachment
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November 6, 2026

The president of Deputies of the Congress Pedro Alliana, attends a session to evaluate the resignation of Paraguay's President Horacio Cartes at the Congress in Asuncion, Paraguay May 30, 2018. (Reuters File)

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Paraguayan lawmakers swore in former Vice President Pedro Alliana to lead the country on Friday, quickly replacing President Santiago Peña after his impeachment for alleged involvement in a bank scandal.

(Reporting by Daniela Desantis; Editing by Natalia Siniawski)

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