Weekly Report - 9 March 2004

PARAGUAY: Reinstatement dents Duarte's shiny armour

Southern Cone 09 March 2004 Modified: 09 March 2004 1726 views

President Nicanor Duarte's reputation as a determined reformer and anticorruption campaigner took some dents last week when he brought back into his cabinet a man forced out last October for his part in a corruption scandal which is still being investigated. Former interior minister Roberto González has returned to replace defence minister Carlos Romero Pereira, who resigned after a public spat with the military.

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