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Pedro Alliana
President of Paraguay since 2026
Hércules Pedro Lorenzo Alliana Rodríguez (born 19 February 1974) is a Paraguayan politician serving as the president of Paraguay since 6 November 2026. A former national deputy from 2013 to 2023, he previously served as president of the Chamber of Deputies from 2019 to 2022, president of the Colorado Party from 2015 to 2023, and governor of Ñeembucú department from 2008 to 2013. He succeeded Santiago Peña who was arrested, dismissed, and prosecuted in the wake of the failure of Ueno bank.
Early life
Alliana was born in the city of Pilar, Ñeembucú department, on 19 February 1974. His parents, María Nidia Rodríguez and Héctor Rubén Alliana Báez, were both Ñeembucú departmental councilors. He has two siblings; Ana Lucía Alliana Rodríguez and Rodolfo Alliana Rodríguez.
He attended primary school at the Cristo Rey Subsidized School and secondary school at the Santo Tomás Italian National College. During his adolescence he played basketball and participated in national tournaments; in 1991, he was a member of the Paraguay national basketball team.
Political career
Alliana ran for the Colorado Party as a candidate for mayor of Pilar in 2006. He lost the mayoral election, and instead ran for the governorship of Ñeembucú in 2008. He won the election and served as governor of Ñeembucú from 2008 to 2013. In 2013 he won a seat in the Chamber of Deputies as a representative of the department of Ñeembucú.
Alliana was elected president of the Colorado Party on 25 July 2015. After the 2018 general elections, he was re-elected deputy for the 2018–2023 period. He was elected as President of the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay and served three terms from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2022.
On 30 April 2023, Alliana was elected Vice President of Paraguay as Santiago Peña's running mate in the 2023 general election.
Presidency
On 6 November 2026, Alliana assumed the presidency after Peña was impeached by Congress.
Personal life
Alliana is married to Fabiana Maria Souto (who is serving as national deputy since August 2023) and has four children.
In December 2018, Alliana was diagnosed with leukemia, and traveled to Brazil to undergo chemotherapy at the Hospital Sírio-Libanês. Alliana later recalled that during treatment he entered into cardiac arrest once, which kept him in an intensive care unit for eight days. He returned to Paraguay in March 2019, stating that he was "cured" of the disease.