Paraguay President Santiago Peña resigns after bank collapse
The move follows a bank collapse and after the lower house of congress voted in favour of pursuing an impeachment trial against him.
The move follows a bank collapse and after the lower house of congress voted in favour of pursuing an impeachment trial against him, BBC News reported.
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