Democracy Now! June 25, 2012

June 25, 2012 from Democracy Now! via Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND

Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo has been ousted in what he has described as a parliamentary coup after the Paraguayan Senate voted to impeach him. And, as the Rio+20 Earth Summit ends in disappointment, Democracy Now! is joined by the leading Canadian scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster David Suzuki. Plus headlines, and more.

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Paraguay

Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America, bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the ... Explore this topic

Fernando Lugo

Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez is a Paraguayan politician who was President of Paraguay from 2008 to 2012. Previously he was a Roman Catholic priest and bishop, serving as Bishop of the Diocese of San Pedro from 1994 to 2005. He was elected as President in 2008. In 2012, he was ... Explore this topic

Federico Franco

Luis Federico Franco Gómez is a Paraguayan politician who is President of Paraguay since 22 June 2012. A member of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party, he was elected as Vice President of Paraguay in the 2008 presidential election as the running mate of Fernando Lugo; he took ... Explore this topic

Coup d'état

A coup d'état, also known as a coup, a putsch, or an overthrow, is the sudden deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to depose the extant government and replace it with another body, civil or military. A ... Explore this topic

President of Paraguay

The President of Paraguay is according to the Paraguayan Constitution the Chief of the Executive branch of the Government of Paraguay. Therefore, the President is the Head of State and the Head of Government of the Republic of Paraguay. The workplace of the President of Paragu... Explore this topic

Impeachment

Impeachment is a formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity, the outcome of which, depending on the country, may include the removal of that official from office as well as criminal or civil punishment. Explore this topic

Senate of Paraguay

The Chamber of Senators of Paraguay, the upper house of the National Congress, has 45 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation. Explore this topic

Latin America

Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km², almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area.... Explore this topic

United States

The United States of America, commonly called the United States and America, is a federal republic consisting of fifty states and a federal district. The 48 contiguous states and the federal district of Washington, D.C. are in central North America between Canada and Mexico. T... Explore this topic

Union of South American Nations

The Union of South American Nations is an intergovernmental union integrating two existing customs unions – Mercosur and the Andean Community of Nations – as part of a continuing process of South American integration. It is modeled on the European Union. The UNASUR Constitutiv... Explore this topic

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