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Otto Sonnenholzner, former vice president of Ecuador (2018-2020), confirmed his pre-candidacy for the presidency of the South American country in the early general elections to be held next August 20.
"Although this decision affects my family, I feel the obligation...
The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Ecuador officially summoned this Wednesday to early general elections next August 20, after the president of the country, Guillermo Lasso, dissolved the National Assembly (Congress) and called for extraordinary elections.
The CNE made the...
The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Ecuador proposed to unify the date of the early presidential elections and the popular consultation on oil exploitation in a block of the Yasuní National Park, located in the Amazon.
"To guarantee political participation...
Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso affirmed Thursday that the Constitutional Court has ratified the legality of his decision to dissolve the National Assembly (Congress) after rejecting claims of unconstitutionality filed by the opposition against the so-called "cross-death" decree.
"The Constitutional Court...
The President of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, announced the signature of Executive Decree 741 with which he activated the constitutional tool of the "Cross Death" to dissolve the National Assembly (unicameral Parliament) due to serious political crisis and internal commotion.
"To...
The impeachment trial against the president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, for alleged embezzlement began yesterday, Tuesday, in the plenary of the National Assembly (Congress), where a possible censure and removal of the president will be defined.
The interpellation session started...
The National Assembly of Ecuador elected yesterday, Sunday, its authorities in a session marked by tension given the impeachment trial that the president of the country, Guillermo Lasso, will face for alleged embezzlement before the legislative plenary next May...