Opposition victorious in Paraguay
More than 60 years of conservative party rule ends in Paraguay as Fernando Lugo wins the presidential election.
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"The Bishop of the Poor": Paraguay's New President Fernando Lugo Ends 62 Years of Conservative Rule
A former priest known as the "Bishop of the Poor," Fernando Lugo is the first Paraguayan president since 1946 not to be from the conservative Colorado Party. He has pledged to give land to the landless and fight corruption. We speak to Greg Grandin, professor of Latin American history at NYU.
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