FILE PHOTO: Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez gestures as he meets with supporters in Asuncion, Paraguay, August 13, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Paraguay's president, Mario Abdo, has reached his first year in office with a 69 percent disapproval rating amid an enduring political crisis and a significant economic slowdown, according to a survey published on Wednesday.
Abdo, who was elected by the conservative Colorado Party in April 2018 with 46 percent of the vote, narrowly avoided an impeachment vote at the start of the month over the signing of an energy pact with Brazil that opposition lawmakers said went against the country’s sovereignty.
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