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BBC News, June 22, 2012
Paraguay's senate voted to remove President Fernando Lugo from office on Friday in an impeachment trial that plunged the South American country into a crisis.
After a quick, five-hour trial, 39 senators voted to dismiss Lugo, while four senators voted against and two were absent. Based on the decision, Lugo is to be replaced by Vice President Federico Franco of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party.
Crowds of pro-Lugo protesters took to the streets condemning the impeachment trial and expressing support for the president. Police in anti-riot gear drove them back on horseback and using water cannon.
Paraguay's lower house of Congress voted to impeach Lugo on Thursday. The senate tried him on five charges of malfeasance in office, including an alleged role in a deadly confrontation between police and landless farmers
that left 17 dead [....]
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by artappraiser on Mon, 06/25/2012 - 5:18pm