Paraguay swears in Pedro Alliana after Senate removes Peña

Alliana, who was vice-president under Peña, took the oath of office before a joint session of Congress on 6 November. He will serve the remainder of the presidential term, which ends in August 2028.

The Senate removed Peña earlier that day for poor performance in office. All 44 senators present voted in favour, according to the Associated Press. Peña had offered to resign the previous day.

The Chamber of Deputies began the impeachment process on 5 November. It said lawmakers based their case on the financial and political crisis surrounding the collapse of Ueno Bank, as well as alleged conflicts of interest in the administration.

Peña has denied wrongdoing. His lawyers argued before the Senate that the impeachment accusation did not identify any specific rules he had broken.