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Pedro Alliana

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Pedro Alliana
Alliana in 2026
53rd President of Paraguay
Assumed office
6 November 2026
Vice PresidentAntonio Barrios
Preceded bySantiago Peña
31st Vice President of Paraguay
In office
15 August 2023 – 6 November 2026
PresidentSantiago Peña
Preceded byHugo Velázquez
Succeeded byAntonio Barrios
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
1 July 2019 – 30 June 2022
Preceded byMiguel Cuevas Ruíz Díaz
Succeeded byCarlos María López
President of the Colorado Party
In office
25 July 2015 – 10 January 2023
LeaderHoracio Cartes
(2015–2018)
Mario Abdo Benítez
(2018–2023)
Preceded byLilian Samaniego
Succeeded byHoracio Cartes[1]
Governor of Ñeembucú
In office
15 August 2008 – 29 June 2013
Preceded byJuan Carlos Bottino
Succeeded byCarlos Francisco Silva
National Deputy
In office
30 June 2013 – 30 June 2023
ConstituencyÑeembucú
Personal details
Born
Hércules Pedro Lorenzo Alliana Rodríguez

(1974-02-19) 19 February 1974 (age 52)
Pilar, Ñeembucú, Paraguay
Political partyColorado
Spouse(s)
Fabiana Maria Souto
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(m. 2006)​
Children4
ProfessionPolitician

Hércules Pedro Lorenzo Alliana Rodríguez (born 19 February 1974) is a Paraguayan politician who has been the 53rd president of Paraguay since 6 November 2026. Before, he was the Vice President of Paraguay from 2023 until 2026.

Alliana was a national deputy from 2013 to 2023. He was president of the Chamber of Deputies from 2019 to 2022, president of the Colorado Party from 2015 to 2023, and governor of Ñeembucú Department from 2008 to 2013.

Alliana replaced President Santiago Peña who was removed from office, arrested, and prosecuted because of the 2026 Paraguay banking crisis caused by the failure of Ueno Bank.[2]

References

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  1. ↑ "Con 45,8% de participación colorada, Cartes ganó presidencia de ANR". La Nación (Paraguay) (in Spanish). 19 December 2022. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Paraguay's Santiago Pena under arrest, new president Pedro Alliana sworn in". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 7 November 2026.