Federico Franco
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Federico Franco served as the president of Paraguay from June 22, 2012, to August 15, 2013. He assumed the presidency after the impeachment and removal of Fernando Lugo. Franco, a member of the center-right Liberal Party, had been Lugo's vice president and a key ally in the coalition that brought Lugo to power in 2008.12
Lugo's presidency was marked by attempts at land redistribution and renegotiating Paraguay's share of revenue from the Itaipú Dam with Brazil, which faced opposition from landowners and political opponents. A violent clash between peasant farmers and police in June 2012 led to Lugo's impeachment by the Chamber of Deputies and subsequent conviction for incompetence by the Senate, resulting in his removal from office. Franco then took over as president, completing Lugo's term.21
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ParaguayThe Lugo interregnumFederico Franco of the centre-right Liberal Party, who had been a key player in the broad coalition that brought Lugo to power.
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Fernando LugoFederico Franco, who previously had been an important ally in the coalition that Lugo led into power in 2008. Lugo’s attempts at land redistribution were rejected by large landowners and blocked by his opponents in the legislature. Many in Congress were quick to blame Lugo…
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