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.
"This is a democratic decision, not only because it is constitutional, but because it returns the power to the Ecuadorean people ... to decide their future in the next elections," Lasso said in a video broadcast, adding that the government will issue laws by decree "without obstacles".
Ninety-two votes from the 137-member legislature would have been needed to remove Lasso from office. The vote to continue the process received 88. Lasso will now remain in office and rule by decree, while national electoral authorities set the date for the elections. Some lawmakers have said any dissolution would be unconstitutional and that they would refuse to comply.
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