Paraguay President Peña resigns under mounting pressure from bank collapse

​Paraguayan ​President Santiago ‌Peña resigned on ​Thursday as ‌calls for his removal swelled following the collapse ‌of digital lender ueno ‌that left millions of customers unable to ⁠access ​their ⁠accounts.

"I do so with ⁠the stability of ​our country, social peace, and ⁠the need to ⁠preserve ​our democratic institutions in mind," he ⁠said in a recorded ⁠address ⁠on Thursday.