He was the President of the Paraguayan Senate from 1998 to 1999.[1] As the president of the Senate, González Macchi was next in line for the presidency on March 23, 1999 following the assassination of Vice PresidentLuis María Argaña. President Raúl Cubas was suspected of being involved in the assassination. This, combined with other scandals resulted in his impeachment by the Chamber of Deputies on March 24. Realizing that he faced almost certain conviction and removal by the Senate, Cubas resigned on March 29, and González Macchi ascended to the presidency.
As president, González Macchi attempted to create a coalition government to spur cooperation within Paraguay and repair the economy which had been damaged by the political crisis. This coalition did not last long, as the Authentic Radical Liberal Party left it in 2000, leaving González Macchi without a majority in the legislature. González Macchi became ever more unpopular as the economy sagged further and found passing legislation difficult because few legislators would vote on bills that he pushed for. There was a coup attempt in 2000 and an impeachment attempt in 2001, though both failed. González Macchi was able to hold on to his presidency until the elections of 2003, which Nicanor Duarte won. He could not run for a full term in this election, as the Constitution bars any sort of reelection for a president even if he serves a partial term. He left office on August 15, 2003.
On December 4, 2006, González Macchi was sentenced to eight years in prison for fraud and embezzlement.[2] The sentence was appealed.
References
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^"BBC NEWS | Americas | Former Paraguay president jailed". newsvote.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved Oct 27, 2020.
luis, Ángel, gonzález, macchi, other, people, named, luis, gonzález, luis, gonzález, disambiguation, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, gonzález, second, maternal, family, name, macchi, born, december, 1947, asunción, president, paraguay, from, 199. For other people named Luis Gonzalez see Luis Gonzalez disambiguation In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Gonzalez and the second or maternal family name is Macchi Luis Angel Gonzalez Macchi born December 13 1947 in Asuncion was the President of Paraguay from 1999 until 2003 Luis Angel Gonzalez Macchi46th President of ParaguayIn office March 29 1999 August 15 2003Vice PresidentNone Mar 1999 Sep 2000 Oct 2002 Aug 2003 Julio Cesar Franco Sep 2000 Oct 2002 Preceded byRaul CubasSucceeded byNicanor DuartePersonal detailsBorn 1947 12 13 December 13 1947 age 75 Asuncion ParaguayPolitical partyColorado PartySpouseSusana Galli RomanachCareer EditHe was the President of the Paraguayan Senate from 1998 to 1999 1 As the president of the Senate Gonzalez Macchi was next in line for the presidency on March 23 1999 following the assassination of Vice President Luis Maria Argana President Raul Cubas was suspected of being involved in the assassination This combined with other scandals resulted in his impeachment by the Chamber of Deputies on March 24 Realizing that he faced almost certain conviction and removal by the Senate Cubas resigned on March 29 and Gonzalez Macchi ascended to the presidency As president Gonzalez Macchi attempted to create a coalition government to spur cooperation within Paraguay and repair the economy which had been damaged by the political crisis This coalition did not last long as the Authentic Radical Liberal Party left it in 2000 leaving Gonzalez Macchi without a majority in the legislature Gonzalez Macchi became ever more unpopular as the economy sagged further and found passing legislation difficult because few legislators would vote on bills that he pushed for There was a coup attempt in 2000 and an impeachment attempt in 2001 though both failed Gonzalez Macchi was able to hold on to his presidency until the elections of 2003 which Nicanor Duarte won He could not run for a full term in this election as the Constitution bars any sort of reelection for a president even if he serves a partial term He left office on August 15 2003 On December 4 2006 Gonzalez Macchi was sentenced to eight years in prison for fraud and embezzlement 2 The sentence was appealed References Edit Expresidentes del Senado 28 January 2019 Archived from the original on 2019 01 28 BBC NEWS Americas Former Paraguay president jailed newsvote bbc co uk Retrieved Oct 27 2020 External links EditBiography by CIDOBPolitical officesPreceded byRaul Cubas President of Paraguay1999 2003 Succeeded byNicanor Duarte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Luis Angel Gonzalez Macchi amp oldid 1113217861, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
