Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo has been ousted in what he has described as a parliamentary coup. On Friday, the Paraguayan Senate voted 39-to-4 to dismiss Lugo over his handling of a recent land dispute that resulted in at least 17 deaths. A former priest known for defending peasant rights, Lugo’s 2008 election ended more than 60 years of rule by the right-wing Colorado Party. Lugo has announced an alternative government, calling his replacement illegitimate. Latin American countries including Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Chile and Uruguay have also condemned Lugo’s ouster and recalled their ambassadors.