Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes backs off new term push following unprecedented riots

Montevideo (dpa) – Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes dropped his campaign for re-election on Monday following riots sparked by attempts to change the constitution to allow him to serve another term. Cartes wrote to the Catholic bishop of Asuncion, Edmundo Valenzuela, saying his decision was prompted by Pope Francis’ April 2 call for Paraguayans to find a…