Lugo Méndez Inaugurated as President of Paraguay 2008

On August 15, 2008, Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez was inaugurated as President of the nation of Paraguay. Lugo was a Catholic bishop, and resigned from the Church to pursue politics.  His election marked the end of six decades of right wing rule by the military dictatorship, and was bitterly opposed by the regime.  Lugo campaigned by walking barefoot in poor sectors of the country; his key slogan was “Lugo has a heart”.  In an interview with the Guardian newspaper, Méndez stated that, “At the end of my five-year term, I want Paraguay to have changed its international image, to be seen as a serious country where laws and the constitution are obeyed and contracts respected. We want a fairer society, not one where a tiny group creams off the profits.” Unfortunately, his term in office was marred by serious paternity and sexual assault scandals.
El 15 de agosto de 2008, Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez fue investido presidente de la nación de Paraguay. Lugo era un obispo católico y renunció a la Iglesia para dedicarse a la política. Su elección marcó el final de seis décadas de gobierno de derecha por parte de la dictadura militar, y el régimen se opuso amargamente. Lugo hizo campaña caminando descalzo en sectores pobres del país; su lema clave fue “Lugo tiene corazón”. En entrevista con el diario The Guardian, Méndez afirmó que, “al final de mi mandato de cinco años, quiero que Paraguay haya cambiado su imagen internacional, que sea visto como un país serio donde se obedecen las leyes y la constitución y se respetan los contratos”. . Queremos una sociedad más justa, no una en la que un pequeño grupo se lleve las ganancias “. Desafortunadamente, su mandato se vio empañado por serios escándalos de paternidad y agresión sexual.

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