Who is the new president of Paraguay
Meet Pedro Alliana, the vice president who will assume the presidency of Paraguay after Santiago Peña's resignation. Read on Gazeta do Povo.
TL;DR
- Pedro Alliana, 52, becomes Paraguay's president after Santiago Peña's impeachment.
- The impeachment followed a crisis triggered by the collapse of Ueno Bank.
- Alliana, a Colorado Party member, previously served as vice president.
- He will complete Peña's term, which ends in August 2028.
- Alliana's political career includes time as governor and head of the Chamber of Deputies.
- He has been associated with former president Horacio Cartes.
- Alliana holds conservative political views, emphasizing traditional values.
- Economically, he supports private investment, low taxes, and reduced bureaucracy.
- He previously clashed with President Lula over historical interpretations of the Triple Alliance War.
- A controversy regarding his daughter's public appointment was archived by the judiciary.