Paraguay's ousted leader says won't help new government

Ousted Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo (L) talks to journalists outside his home in Lambare, on the outskirts of Asuncion, June 23, 2012. Foto: Stringer / Reuters In English
Ousted Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo (L) talks to journalists outside his home in Lambare, on the outskirts of Asuncion, June 23, 2012.
Foto: Stringer / Reuters
 

Paraguay's ousted President Fernando Lugo branded the country's new government illegitimate on Sunday and said he would not collaborate with a "false" administration as neighboring countries step up criticism of his rapid impeachment.

Lugo, a mild-mannered former Roman Catholic bishop, said he would back any peaceful effort aimed at restoring institutional order to the soy-exporting nation after Congress voted overwhelmingly to remove him from office on Friday.

(Reporting by Daniela Desantis, Guido Nejamkis and Helen Popper; Editing by Anthony Boadle)

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