Paraguay's Alliana sworn in as president after Peña impeachment

FILE PHOTO: The president of Deputies of the Congress Pedro Alliana, attends a session to evaluate the resignation of Paraguay's President Horacio Cartes at the Congress in Asuncion, Paraguay May 30, 2018. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno/File photo

ASUNCION, ⁠Nov ⁠6 (Reuters) - Paraguayan ‌lawmakers swore in former ​Vice ⁠President Pedro ⁠Alliana to ⁠lead ‌the country ⁠on Friday, ​quickly ‌replacing President ⁠Santiago ​Peña ⁠after his impeachment ​for alleged involvement ⁠in a bank ​scandal.

(Reporting ⁠by Daniela ​Desantis; ‌Editing by ​Natalia Siniawski)