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Mercosur tribunal will rule on Paraguay’s appeal questioning suspension

Wednesday, July 18th 2012 - 09:30 UTC
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Mercosur Review Standing Tribunal admitted the demand presented by the government of President Federico Franco against the suspension of Paraguay and thus object the incorporation of Venenzuela as full member of the regional block Read full article

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  • British_Kirchnerist

    Mercosur, led by Cristina, did nothing wrong in rejecting the coup, and I'm confident the tribunal will find that

    Jul 18th, 2012 - 10:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Ken Ridge

    You do talk some twaddle BK, it wasn't a coup, it was totaly legal according to Paraguayan law. CFK just needed an excuse to get Chavez into bed and as usual acted like a bull in a china shop without considering the full facts.
    It must be a sad existence for you if CFK is your idol.

    Jul 18th, 2012 - 11:13 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • EnginnerAbroad

    @1 you really demonstrating your complete disregard for constational law of amny countries today. The preisdent was impeached as enshrined in the constitutional law of Parquay. Even if their suspenseion was the right thing to do they are still a full member of MERCSOUR and as such must ratify the decision to include Venuzula, without their approval either 1) They can not be admited or 2) MERCSOUR has turned its back on its own rules and as such is null and void as an organistaion which will lose all politcal standing int he world and only damging its purpose and aims.

    On your Hero Chavez and intresting report issued today by Human Rights Watch shows just what kind of power system is in play there. http://www.hrw.org/reports/2012/07/17/tightening-grip-0. And this is the system CFK wishes to aligen herself with. She is making herself and the country a laughting stoke within the UN.

    Jul 18th, 2012 - 12:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Simon68

    1 British_Kirchnerist (#)

    BK, if you really believe in socialism, which I for one doubt, just google the following:

    1) María Lourdes Afiuni

    2) The newspaper 6to Poder

    3) Human rights defender Rocío San Miguel

    4) RCTV

    5) Globovisión

    6) Oswaldo Álvarez Paz

    If you can o on supporting Chávez after reading up on them, you are definitely NOT a socialist!!!!

    Jul 18th, 2012 - 01:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Britworker

    Getting back the Mercosur ruling, I'm guessing the ruling will be that it was the right decision to suspend Paraguay because Cristina says it was, as is the defacto position on anything done or said in South America these days.

    Jul 18th, 2012 - 04:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Pugol-H

    Mercosur has clearly broken its own rules by suspending Paraguay without a hearing (just for following their own constitutional democratic rules), and by admitting Venezuela without Paraguay’s agreement.

    Goes straight to the credibility of the organisation, difficult to see how this trade block now turned political alliance can survive.

    Still wondering about Brazil’s motivation in all this though.

    Jul 18th, 2012 - 05:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Joe Bloggs

    2, 3 and 4

    BK is a pro-Falklands blogger. You do realise that don't you? Sarcasm is his chosen method. I used to get a little wound up by him but now that I realise what he's doing it's quite funny.

    Jul 18th, 2012 - 06:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Britworker

    Wouldnt it be refreshing if some South American president just turned round to Turkey neck and told her to piss right off, does nobody down there have any backbone to stand up to her at all? They have got to be sick to the back teeth of her.

    Jul 18th, 2012 - 08:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • British_Kirchnerist

    #7 I am indeed pro-Falklands, I just think their best long term interests are served by reaching out to the most pro-human rights of Argentine leaders, Cristina

    Jul 18th, 2012 - 11:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • BLACK CAT

    4 Simon68 (#)

    And your the universal judge on matters that require measurement who is and who is not a socialist I take it?

    Jul 19th, 2012 - 06:54 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • TreborDoyle

    The whole Worls knows that this suspension of Paraguay was a conspiracy to admit Venezuala through illegitimate means.

    If the tribunal do not reach this conclusion, it will be a farce!

    Mercosur's credibility is sinking lower and lower everyday!

    Jul 19th, 2012 - 11:33 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Simon68

    10 BLACK CAT (#)

    No Negro, I'm not a judge, but I am a true believer in socialist principles, and I cannot believe that any true socialist can believe that Chávez or Fernández de Kirchner are socialists.

    Socialism looks for ways of solving the problems of the people on a permanent basis, all these two populist clowns have done is make their people's lives more miserable.

    Jul 19th, 2012 - 01:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Conqueror

    @9 Excellent. You finally made a joke.

    Article 2

    Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.

    Article 15

    (1) Everyone has the right to a nationality. (2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality.

    Article 17

    (1) Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.
    (2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.

    Article 21

    (1) Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives. (2) Everyone has the right of equal access to public service in his country. (3) The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.

    Would you like to comment on the “rights” outlined above that CFK has either breached already or would like to breach if she thought she could get away with it?

    Jul 19th, 2012 - 01:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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