Ecuador’s embattled President, who is facing a looming impeachment vote, has invoked a procedure whereby the opposition-led National Assembly is dissolved and snap elections will be called, according to a decree.
The Ecuadorian leader invoked a procedure known as “mutual death,” whereby the opposition-led National Assembly is dissolved and snap elections will be called, according to a decree published on the website of the presidency. Lasso, who took office in 2021, is accused of interfering in the negotiation of a shipping contract related to the export of oil products. He has denied all allegations and claims they are politically motivated.
On Sunday, opposition lawmaker Virgilio Saquicela was re-elected as president of the Assembly with 96 votes while Lasso’s coalition holds 25 seats in the legislative chamber, a scenario that could give the opposition a chance to get enough votes to approve the impeachment. The president’s decision to instate muerte cruzada means his government will remain in office until a new general election takes place in around six months.
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