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Peña presented her resignation from the Ueno Bank crisis, but Deputies approved the indictment and referred it to the Senate. About three million customers still have no access to their money.
The President of Paraguay resigned in the midst of the crisis unleashed by Ueno Bank's intervention. The Congress will begin a political trial on Thursday against Peña after having no quorum to decide whether or not to accept his resignation.
Following the pressure of a possible political trial and protests on the streets, Santiago Peña resigned the Paraguayan Presidency. Peña presented her resignation through a video published on her social networks, following the intervention and closure of Ueno Bank, which affects millions of customers and opened a front of political instability. The decision takes place after the blocks of the Chamber of Deputies announced their support for the political trial and confirmed the votes necessary to move forward with the dismissal. From Asunción, our correspondent, Flavia Borja, extended the details.
The Chamber of Deputies rejects his resignation in order to prevent him from having a party and moves forward with the political trial.
Through a video published on his social media, Paraguay's President, Santiago Peña, resigned on November 5 following the opening of a debate in the Chamber of Deputies on a possible political trial for the intervention and closure of Ueno Bank, an entity linked to the president. The Central Bank's measure triggered a financial and political crisis that affected 2.9 million customers with branch closures and access to accounts.
Opposition deputies filed a request for a trial of dismissal against the President of Paraguay and his vice-president for the crisis involving one of the country's largest banks, which led to the freezing of deposits of about three million people. The order is discussed intensively on Thursday, November 5.
