What is cross-death, and what does it mean for Lasso in Ecuador?
By Juan Pablo Álvarez* The Ecuadorian president decided to dissolve the National Assembly and call for elections, a mechanism stipulated...
May 17, 2023Section
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The President of Ecuador dissolves the National Assembly and ends the impeachment process
The President of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, announced the signature of Executive Decree 741 with which he activated the constitutional tool
May 17, 2023
Impeachment trial against Ecuador’s president begins in National Assembly
The impeachment trial against the president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, for alleged embezzlement began yesterday, Tuesday,
May 17, 2023
Ecuador: former energy minister involved in Petroecuador’s scandal is arrested
On Monday, Ecuador's Public Prosecutor's Office announced the arrest of former Energy Minister Xavier Vera. He is accused of bribery...
May 16, 2023
OPEC invites Ecuador to rejoin the oil organization
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) invited Ecuador to rejoin the group, to which it ceased to belong on...
May 16, 2023
Ecuador’s Congress elects new authorities amid political tensions
The National Assembly of Ecuador elected yesterday, Sunday, its authorities in a session marked by tension given the impeachment trial
May 15, 2023
Ecuador: historic trade agreement with China
The trade agreement that Ecuador signed with China on May 11 is historic. It is historic because of the economic...
May 11, 2023
What’s behind the crisis of Ecuador’s indigenous party Pachakutik
Fraud allegations, internal purges, new elections: inside the crisis gutting Pachakutik — once the political arm of Ecuador's indigenous movement.
May 10, 2023
Ecuador’s parliament approves opening of impeachment proceedings against President Lasso
The plenary of the National Assembly of Ecuador approved on Tuesday (9) the opening of impeachment proceedings against President Guillermo...
May 10, 2023