Paraguay's president survives impeachment bid over pandemic
A wounded police officer is helped by fellow officers during clashes after a failed impeachment of President Mario Abdo Benitez, in Asuncion, Paraguay, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Opposition parties have accused President Abdo Benitez of ineptitude during the ongoing COVID pandemic and want him removed from office, but have not been able to garner enough votes in the chamber of deputies to remove him. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

A wounded police officer is helped by fellow officers during clashes after a failed impeachment of President Mario Abdo Benitez, in Asuncion, Paraguay, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Opposition parties have accused President Abdo Benitez of ineptitude during the ongoing COVID pandemic and want him removed from office, but have not been able to garner enough votes in the chamber of deputies to remove him. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Mar. 17, 2021 08:16 PM EDT
A demonstrator does a summersault over burning wood pallets placed on a street during clashes, after a failed impeachment of President Mario Abdo Benitez, in Asuncion, Paraguay, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Opposition parties have accused President Abdo Benitez of ineptitude during the ongoing COVID pandemic and want him removed from office, but have not been able to garner enough votes in the chamber of deputies to remove him. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

A demonstrator does a summersault over burning wood pallets placed on a street during clashes, after a failed impeachment of President Mario Abdo Benitez, in Asuncion, Paraguay, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Opposition parties have accused President Abdo Benitez of ineptitude during the ongoing COVID pandemic and want him removed from office, but have not been able to garner enough votes in the chamber of deputies to remove him. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Mar. 17, 2021 08:18 PM EDT
FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2019 file photo, Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez wipes his forehead after addressing the nation, outside the Palacio de Lopez, in Asuncion, Paraguay. Opposition parties have accused President Abdo Benitez of ineptitude during the ongoing COVID pandemic and want him removed from office, but have not been able to garner enough votes in the chamber of deputies on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, to get rid of him. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File)

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2019 file photo, Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez wipes his forehead after addressing the nation, outside the Palacio de Lopez, in Asuncion, Paraguay. Opposition parties have accused President Abdo Benitez of ineptitude during the ongoing COVID pandemic and want him removed from office, but have not been able to garner enough votes in the chamber of deputies on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, to get rid of him. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File)

Mar. 17, 2021 07:53 PM EDT
Demonstrators clash with the police after a failed impeachment of President Mario Abdo Benitez, in Asuncion, Paraguay, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Opposition parties have accused President Abdo Benitez of ineptitude during the ongoing COVID pandemic and want him removed from office, but have not been able to garner enough votes in the chamber of deputies to remove him. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Demonstrators clash with the police after a failed impeachment of President Mario Abdo Benitez, in Asuncion, Paraguay, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Opposition parties have accused President Abdo Benitez of ineptitude during the ongoing COVID pandemic and want him removed from office, but have not been able to garner enough votes in the chamber of deputies to remove him. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Mar. 17, 2021 08:14 PM EDT
Demonstrators shoot fireworks at the police during clashes after a failed impeachment of President Mario Abdo Benitez, in Asuncion, Paraguay, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Opposition parties have accused President Abdo Benitez of ineptitude during the ongoing COVID pandemic and want him removed from office, but have not been able to garner enough votes in the chamber of deputies to remove him. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Demonstrators shoot fireworks at the police during clashes after a failed impeachment of President Mario Abdo Benitez, in Asuncion, Paraguay, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Opposition parties have accused President Abdo Benitez of ineptitude during the ongoing COVID pandemic and want him removed from office, but have not been able to garner enough votes in the chamber of deputies to remove him. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Mar. 17, 2021 08:12 PM EDT
Demonstrators carry a Paraguayan flag during a protest after a failed impeachment of President Mario Abdo Benitez, in Asuncion, Paraguay, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Opposition parties have accused President Abdo Benitez of ineptitude during the ongoing COVID pandemic and want him removed from office, but have not been able to garner enough votes in the chamber of deputies to remove him. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Demonstrators carry a Paraguayan flag during a protest after a failed impeachment of President Mario Abdo Benitez, in Asuncion, Paraguay, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Opposition parties have accused President Abdo Benitez of ineptitude during the ongoing COVID pandemic and want him removed from office, but have not been able to garner enough votes in the chamber of deputies to remove him. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Mar. 17, 2021 08:19 PM EDT
Demonstrators clash with the police after a failed impeachment of President Mario Abdo Benitez, in Asuncion, Paraguay, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Opposition parties have accused President Abdo Benitez of ineptitude during the ongoing COVID pandemic and want him removed from office, but have not been able to garner enough votes in the chamber of deputies to remove him. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Demonstrators clash with the police after a failed impeachment of President Mario Abdo Benitez, in Asuncion, Paraguay, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Opposition parties have accused President Abdo Benitez of ineptitude during the ongoing COVID pandemic and want him removed from office, but have not been able to garner enough votes in the chamber of deputies to remove him. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Mar. 17, 2021 08:15 PM EDT