Paraguay Senate votes to impeach President Peña

Il Senato del Paraguay vota a favore dell’impeachment del presidente Peña


Basilio Gustavo Nunez Gimenez (middle) sits in the Senate as Paraguayan lawmakers attend an extraordinary session on impeachment proceedings against Paraguay’s President Santiago Pena, who resigned amid accusations of involvement in the collapse of digital (Reuters)

ASUNCION, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Paraguay’s Senate on Friday voted to remove President Santiago Peña from office over his connection to the collapse of local bank ueno, which sparked a political and financial crisis and froze access to millions of accounts.

Lawmakers voted in favor of Peña’s dismissal in rapid impeachment proceedings despite his resignation a day earlier.

(Reporting by Daniela Desantis, Editing by Daina Beth Solomon)

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