Friday, April 18, 2008

Ex-bishop running for change in Paraguay

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080418/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/paraguay_election;_ylt=AkgiSqbbqqwel2er0wNJGDS3IxIF

In Paraguay, where the conservative Colorado Party has ruled for the last 60 years, an ex-bishop by the name of Fernando Lugo is looking to rise to the presidency bearing the mantle of the liberal opposition: the Patriotic Front for Change. A former sheep farmer and the former "bishop of the poor," Lugo is going to be running against Blanca Ovelar, who is looking to make history of her own by becoming the first ever female president in Paraguyan history. In her campaign, she often accuses Lugo of being overly friendly with Venezuela, and supporting the interests of other oil-producing nations such as Bolivia and Ecuador too heavily.

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