by Sean Reilly | Apr 25, 2008
The election of former Roman Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo as president of Paraguay is a further sign of a left-wing shift in Latin America, according to observers of the region’s political scene. Lugo, dubbed the “bishop of the poor”, won the...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 21, 2008
A former Catholic bishop who has campaigned vigorously for the poor has won Paraguay’s presidential election to end more than 60 years of monopoly rule by the party that once backed vicious dictator General Alfredo Stroessner. Fernando Lugo Mendez won nearly 41...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 28, 2008
The Anglican Bishop of Taiwan and one of his senior priests say they are saddened by the failure of the electorate on the island to pass two referendums asking whether Taiwan should enter the United Nations – writes Francis Wong. One referendum sought to have...
