Regional Heavyweights Condemn Move to Impeach Embattled Paraguay President as Instability Seethes

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Clashes as Paraguay lawmakers impeach president

AFP – Paraguayan lawmakers have impeached president Fernando Lugo over his handling of a deadly land dispute, prompting an angry din across Latin America and refusals to recognize his successor. In a 39-to-4 vote Friday, senators found Lugo, a 61-year-old former Catholic priest with a string of outstanding.