Federico Franco

Luis Federico Franco Gómez (born 24 July 1962) is a Paraguayan politician. He was President of Paraguay from June 2012 until August 2013. He is a member of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA). He was elected as Vice President of Paraguay in the 2008 presidential election as the running mate of Fernando Lugo. He started as president in August 2008.

Following Lugo's impeachment by the Senate on 22 June 2012, he replaced Lugo as President and was president until 15 August 2013, which was the end of period Lugo was elected for.

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