Paraguay's President Santiago Pena resigns amid a bank crisis that froze millions of customers' accounts and sparked protests
The move follows a bank collapse and after the lower house of congress voted in favour of pursuing an impeachment trial against him.
Key points
- Millions of customers' accounts are frozen, with public pension and health care funds also tied up.
President Pena, a Trump ally, had faced an impeachment motion and protests after the collapse of digital lender ueno.
Paraguay's President Santiago Pena has resigned amid a crisis over his ties to collapsed lender Ueno.
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