Impeachment of Fernando Lugo
2012 removal of Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo by the Congress of Paraguay / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fernando Lugo, elected President of Paraguay in 2008, was impeached and removed from office by the Congress of Paraguay in June 2012. On 21 June the Chamber of Deputies voted 76 to 1 to impeach Lugo, and the Senate removed him from office the following day, by 39 votes to 4, resulting in Vice President Federico Franco, who had broken with Lugo, becoming President. Lugo contends he was denied due process because he did not have enough time to prepare a defense. A number of Latin American governments declared the proceeding was effectively a coup d'état. Lugo himself formally accepted the impeachment, but called it a "parliamentary coup".[1]
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Impeachment of Fernando Lugo | |
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Accused | Fernando Lugo, 48th President of Paraguay |
Date | 21–22 June 2012 (2012-06-21 – 2012-06-22) |
Outcome | No impeachment trial held
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Congressional votes | |
Voting in the Chamber of Deputies (21 June 2012) | |
Accusation | Resolution to impeach |
Votes in favor | 76 |
Votes against | 1 |
Result | Resolution approved |
Voting in the Senate (22 June 2012) | |
Accusation | Resolution to convict |
Votes in favor | 39 |
Votes against | 4 |
Result | Lugo convicted |