Paraguay's New President Alliana Asks Entire Cabinet to Tender Resignations in Government Reorganisation
Paraguayan President Pedro Alliana on November 9 instructed his chief of staff, Rolando de Barros, to ask all ministers, secretaries and other officials in positions of trust to tender their resignations so the government can be reorganised. Alliana took office three days earlier, replacing former President Santiago Peña, who was impeached over the collapse of Ueno Bank.
The same day, Alliana swore in Ariel Martínez as interior minister and Juan Carlos Baruja as public works minister. The Senate also approved economist Jorge Schreiner as central bank president by 31 votes to 1.
After Paraguay's central bank seized Ueno Bank on November 3, about three million customers temporarily lost access to their accounts; by November 7 the deposit guarantee fund had repaid roughly US$160 million to about 1.2 million customers.
The new administration also plans to modify the 2027 budget proposal. Alliana has pledged a full investigation into the bank's collapse and accountability for those responsible.
Source: Presidency of Paraguay
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：巴拉圭总统府洛佩斯宫，位于亚松森（资料图），经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Palacio de los López, the presidential palace in Asunción, Paraguay, file photo, via Wikimedia Commons.
