Enter Fernando Lugo. A bishop of the Diocese of San Pedro, he was known as the "Bishop of the Poor." He had no political experience, no party machine, and no personal wealth. His weapon was moral authority. The book argues that Lugo’s candidacy was not just an election; it was a —the first time the marginalized campsinos (peasant farmers) saw themselves as legitimate political actors.
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– I can point you to articles, theses, or reports about Fernando Lugo and Paraguayan politics that are legally available online.
, veteran journalist Hugh O'Shaughnessy chronicles the unlikely rise of Fernando Lugo