Who is Pedro Alliana, vice who will assume the Presidency of Paraguay after impeachment

The Senate of Paraguay approved, this Friday (6), the impeachment of President Santiago Peña, amid the scandal involving the closure of the Ueno bank. With Peña gone, his deputy, Pedro Alliana, takes over the country in the midst of the financial crisis.

The crisis in Paraguay began after the digital bank Ueno closed its doors and left thousands of customers without access to their money. Peña was a shareholder in the group that controls the institution, and the opposition accuses the Paraguayan Central Bank of covering up irregularities.

Alliana was born in Pilar, in the state of Ñeembucu, in the northwest of the country, and is 52 years old. He is married and is the father of four children.

In her youth, Alliana was on the Paraguayan basketball team and participated in some national basketball tournaments. He graduated in International Relations from San Sebastián University. Before entering public life, he worked in commerce.

Alliana is from the Colorado Party (National Republican Association), the same as Peña and the historically dominant party in Paraguayan politics.

In April of this year, Alliana announced her pre-candidacy for the presidency of Paraguay for the 2028 elections, with declared support from Peña himself and former president Horacio Cartes.

He was governor of Ñeembucu, between 2008 and 2012, and was deputy for 10 years, between 2013 and 2023. Alliana was also leader of Colorado in the Chamber between 2015 and 2023.

Santiago Peña resigned this Thursday in the face of this political and financial crisis. He also had impeachment proceedings against him running in the Paraguayan Congress.

The Constitution of Paraguay provides that Alliana assumes the government upon the resignation of the president. However, it was still unclear whether he actually took office because he is also part of the impeachment request currently underway in Congress.