Paraguay President Lugo concerned over coup threat [View All]

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Paraguay President Lugo concerned over coup threat
Published: May 7, 2010 at 11:58 AM

BUENOS AIRES, May 7 (UPI) -- Paraguay's beleaguered president Fernando Lugo opened his heart to peers attending the Union of South American Nations summit, warning he faced the threat of a Honduras-style coup that could unseat him.

Lugo's startling concerns were voiced behind closed doors at the newly formed Union of South American Nations, which met in the Argentine capital this week.

UNASUR officials remained reticent about revealing details of the meeting, held on the sidelines of the summit, but a joint statement after the talks declared support for Lugo, a Roman Catholic bishop who made history when he won election in 2008 on the ashes of an internal feud within the dominant Colorado Party.

His triumph after 60 years of Colorado's sway over Paraguayan politics instantly won him political enemies throughout the land.

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