In addition, the ousted president called for a peaceful mobilization in defense of democracy.

“The dictatorship is not only military, but parliamentary. It is a dictatorship of capital, of drug-trafficking, of violence and the things we reject”, said Lugo according to Telesur. When asked about the possibilities of being reinstated he said that everything is possible in politics, and that in a state of democracy, the sovereignty is of the people.

If demonstrations in Asuncion and the countryside continue to grow, the Parliament could revise their decision, according to local newspaper E’a.

Lugo’s words encouraged social organizations after the ousting of the President which was the result of an illegitimate impeachment mechanism implemented by the Paraguayan Senate.

The FDD said that they are drafting a plan of struggle which will have Ricardo Canese, Secretary General of the Guasu Front, as spokesperson, according to information published in ALBA TV.

Due to its importance, below you’ll be able to read FDD’s first communiqué:

For the Restoration of Democracy and Popular Sovereignty

The FDD, united in the general assembly of its members, political parties and social movements, political and civil society leaders, denounces the rupture of the institutional framework and the state of law in Paraguay, torn down by the most conservative and reactionary sector of the National Parliament, who disregarded the fundamental principle of the right to legitimate defense and due process, using concepts and practices of the Stroessner dictatorship, and thus overthrew the constitutional government of President Fernando Lugo.

This violation of the National Constitution is based on accusations made without any evidence, by means of fascist, Nazi methods of intrigues and calumnies dressed up in pseudo-legal tools.

This grave deed, with deleterious consequences for the economy, society, and institutional life of the Republic, must be reversed immediately. The civilized and democratic coexistence, based on justice and respect for popular sovereignty, must be reestablished.

For these reasons, the FDD rejects and condemns the putschist government of Federico Franco and calls upon the people of Paraguay to defend the democratic process and institutional framework of the Republic by permanent mobilization, in order to prevent the subjugation of fundamental human rights. We appeal to all Paraguayans, at home and abroad, as well as the solidarity of the other fraternal peoples of Latin America, to mobilize ourselves in coordinated fashion for the restitution of the state of law and respect for popular sovereignty in Paraguay.

For the full force of the National Constitution! For full respect for social justice and human rights in Paraguay! Fernando Lugo is the sole Constitutional President of the Republic of Paraguay! No to the putschist government of Federico Franco! For the restoration of democracy in Paraguay!

The Front for Defense of Democracy (FDD)