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1. Biography of Fernando Lugo
2. A Leader of the Opposition
3. A Consensus-Builder

Biography of Fernando Lugo

Fernando Lugo, the former Archbishop of Paraguay, served as the President of Paraguay from August 15, 2008.

With 30 years of dedicated service to the church, Lugo made the decision to step down from his role as Archbishop in order to pursue his candidacy for the presidency. According to the Paraguayan constitution, a religious figure is not eligible to run for the presidency, thus Lugo had to relinquish his position as Archbishop, which was granted to him by the Pope.

A Leader of the Opposition

In a message from his hometown of Encarnación, located 370 kilometers south of the country's capital, Asunción, Lugo announced his intention to run for the presidency as a candidate from the opposition.

He expressed that he had been co