The National Assembly of Ecuador will resume the debate on the impeachment of the country’s president, Guillermo Lasso, at 4 p.m. (11 p.m. in Euskal Herria).
The National Assembly of Ecuador resumes the long debate on the impeachment of the country’s president at 4 p.m. (11 p.m. in Euskal Herria), William Lasso The Speaker of Parliament, Virgilio Saquicela, has confirmed that there are still about 40 deputies left to express their views on the impeachment of the president.
The resolution needs the favorable vote of two thirds of the members of the assembly, 92 votes.
The country is entangled in a national strike convened by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) and other civil society organizations because of the high cost of living. In the context of the protests, the death of at least four people.
The President of CONAIE, Leonidas Isaac, announced this Saturday that the mobilization in Quito is being maintained due to the lack of agreement with Assembly Speaker Virgilio Saquicela and government ministers, as none of the protesters’ requests were met at yesterday’s meeting. In addition, he has made an appeal not to use violence.
This Sunday is fulfilled 14 days of mobilizations against the government of Guillermo Lasso and for peace. On the other hand, residents of one of Quito’s most affluent neighborhoods also held a demonstration this Saturday to express their rejection of the anti-government protests and against their leader, Leonidas Iza.
Affluent protesters against the indigenous leader Iza. Photo: EFE
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