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Ecuador president dissolves legislature, bringing elections forward
2023.05.17 08:22
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Ecuadorean presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso speaks near vice president candidate Andres Paez while waiting for the results of the national election in a hotel, in Guayaquil, April 2, 2017. REUTERS/Henry Romero
By Alexandra Valencia
QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly in a decree on Wednesday, bringing forward legislative and presidential elections, a day after he presented his defense in an impeachment process against him.
Lasso denies accusations he turned a blind eye to alleged embezzlement related to a contract at state-owned oil transportation company Flopec.
