00:00After three years as vice president, Pedro Alianna has been catapulted to Paraguay's presidency.
00:07Paraguayan lawmakers swore in Alianna on Friday to lead the country, quickly replacing Santiago Pena,
00:14who has now been placed under house arrest following his impeachment over alleged involvement in a banking scandal.
00:22Alianna vowed to tackle the situation before his term ends in August 2028.
00:30Comprometer es concreto. Los compatriotas que hoy atraviesan un momento difícil a consecuencia del descalabro financiero serán compensados plenamente.
00:42Alianna, who began his political career as the governor of his home department, Nimbucu, in Paraguay's south,
00:49assumes the leadership at a time when Paraguay is facing one of its most severe political and economic scandals in
00:57recent history.
00:58Scandal erupted when the Century Bank announced the collapse of the Ueno Bank this week,
01:04with roughly three million, nearly two-thirds of Paraguay's adults among its customers.
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