Paraguay president steps down as banking crisis sows chaos
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Congress put Pena’s resignation on hold while the impeachment process moves forwards, which means he will remain in office provisionally.
A banking scandal that left almost half Paraguay’s population without access to their savings prompted President Santiago Pena to resign and thousands to take to the streets in angry protest Thursday.
Congress put Pena’s resignation on hold while the impeachment process moves forwards, which means he will remain in office provisionally.
