QUITO, Ecuador—The president of Ecuador dismissed the legislature Wednesday in a move that promised more turmoil around a conservative leader who has been unable to enact a business-friendly agenda as the South American country experiences an alarming rise in crime. In disbanding the National Assembly, Guillermo Lasso made first use
President Guillermo Lasso was facing an imminent impeachment vote over embezzlement charges.
TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – Gunmen in Ecuador opened fire in a restaurant in a beach town popular with tourists, killing at least six people and wounding six more, prosecutors said Sunday.
After President Guillermo Lasso announced his decision, the head of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces, Gen. Nelson Proaño, called on Ecuadorians to maintain respect for the law and warned against rupturing the constitutional order through violence.
Ecuador's president has dissolved congress and is now ruling the country by decree. The risky political move happened within days of his probable impeachment.
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the country’s National Assembly just as it was forging ahead with impeachment proceedings to remove the conservative leader from office over alleged mismanagement. In disbanding the assembly, the president, who denies any wrongdoing, made first use of the Ecuador presidency’s nuclear option under the constitution in
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has dissolved the country's parliament in the middle of impeachment proceedings against him. Lasso's office said in a statement on Wednesday that the president would rule by decree until new parliamentary elections are held. A date for new elections would be set within a week, according to the statement. "It is impossible to solve the challenges with a parliament whose goal is to destabilize the country," Lasso said in a televised address. "I have to give an...
Ecuador's president has dissolved congress and is now ruling the country by decree. The risky political move happened within days of his probable impeachment.
Whatever happens this week, the country’s overall instability will certainly deepen as the opposition-led National Assembly tries to impeach President Guillermo Lasso a second time.
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has put an end to impeachment proceedings against him by dissolving the opposition-led National Assembly which had accused him of embezzlement. The right-wing president has denied any wrongdoing. He can govern for up to six months by decree
President Guillermo Lasso disbanded the country’s National Assembly as the opposition-led body was trying him oust him on embezzlement charges.
The president disbanded the National Assembly to avoid impeachment. The move bodes ill for the country's democracy and could return Rafael Correa to power.