Paraguay's Peña offers resignation amid banking scandal, protests

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: © France 24 01:52 Issued on: 06/11/2026 - 14:45Modified: 06/11/2026 - 14:47 Paraguayan President Santiago Peña submitted his resignation on Thursday, but Congress put it on hold as impeachment proceedings against him move forward. Peña is facing impeachment over a banking scandal that has affected millions of people and sparked protests, with thousands taking to the streets in recent days. Video content Video Middle East Video content Video Americas Video content Video Americas Video content Video Americas Video content Video Americas Video content Video Europe Video content Video Middle East