Paraguay and the Politics of Impeachment

Issue Date October 2013
Volume 24
Issue 4
Page Numbers 110-123
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The phenomenon of the “interrupted presidency” remains a key source of democratic instability in Latin America, as was demonstrated once again by the 2012 impeachment of Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo.

About the Authors

Leiv Marsteintredet

Leiv Marsteintredet is associate professor in the Department of Literature, Area Studies, and European Languages at the University of Oslo.

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Mariana Llanos

Mariana Llanos is a researcher at the Institute of Latin American Studies of the German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA).

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Detlef Nolte

Detlef Nolte is acting president of the German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) and director (on leave) of the GIGA Institute of Latin American Studies.

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Mores and Democracy in Latin America

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Nicaragua’s Choice: Old and New Politics in Managua

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