Paraguay

• Monday, January 14th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Former Paraguayan general confirmed as presidential candidate

  

  The former commander of the Paraguayan Army General Lino Cesar Oviedo who was freed from jail last September was confirmed Sunday as presidential candidate for the opposition National Union of Ethical Citizens, Unace, in the coming April general election.

• Thursday, January 3rd 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Former rebel general running for president in Paraguay's election

  Paraguayan retired General Lino Cesar Oviedo, recently absolved of charges of uprising in 1996, will register as an official candidate for the coming presidential elections, announced the party that sponsors him the National Union of Ethical Citizens, Unace.

• Monday, December 17th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Paraguay: another woman president for Latinamerica?

  

  A former Education Minister was leading a close race for the presidential nomination of Paraguay's ruling Colorado Party, opening the chance for a third sitting woman president in South America.

• Tuesday, November 6th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Paraguayan bishop's presidential bid polarizes church

  

  The Roman Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo who is running for Paraguay's presidency and leading in the opinion polls, has polarized the Church with some backing him as a force for change and others saying he violated age-old doctrine.

• Wednesday, October 31st 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Populist general joins Paraguay's presidential election

  

  Populist former Paraguayan Army General Lino Oviedo was cleared on Tuesday by the country's Supreme Court of a mutiny conviction clearing the way for him to compete in April's presidential election.

• Thursday, September 20th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Paraguayan ex-bishop's coalition splinters

  

  A former Roman Catholic bishop running for president of Paraguay said yesterday his opposition coalition has split over a dispute with factions loyal to a former coup plotter.

• Sunday, September 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Fire in Paraguay is well beyond human control

  

  Wind-blown fires scorching the parched Paraguayan countryside have scarred almost 3 million acres of forest, brush, pasture and farmland, officials said Friday, forcing the evacuation of 15,000 people and threatening nature reserves.

• Thursday, September 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  State of emergency declared in Paraguay

  

  Paraguay's government declared a national state of emergency on Wednesday amid the worst ever forest fires there.

• Wednesday, August 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Chavez promised quick Mercosur incorporation approval

  

  President Hugo Chávez warned on Wednesday that if Venezuela's entry into Mercosur is not approved ending this year he would have to change his “goals,” though he was careful to add he was not giving any “ultimatum.”

• Tuesday, August 7th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Former bishop formally launches presidential bid in Paraguay

  

  A Catholic bishop who resigned to run for president of Paraguay has formally launched his campaign for an April 2008 election, but only some 200 people showed up at his campaign kickoff.