The country’s Congress debates the replacement of President Lasso, whom they accuse of causing a “serious political crisis”
Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso decided this Sunday to revoke the state of emergency he approved in response to the acts of violence registered by the national strike, whose mobilizations against the cost of living and the government’s economic policies are now a total of thirteen days. in line. The measure, which once again allows freedom of assembly and association in public spaces, affects the provinces of Pichincha, Cotopaxi, Chimborazo, Tungurahua, Pastaza and Imbabura.
The strike began on June 13 with a series of demands related to the Lasso Executive’s conservative policies. The president expressed his willingness for dialogue, but also denounced an attempted “coup d’état” to remove him from power.
The decision came at the same time that Congress postponed a day, from Saturday to Sunday, of the debate over Lasso’s impeachment after nearly eight hours deliberating on his responsibility in the “internal commotion” that ended 13 days of bloody Indigenous protests. left behind. Some 30 congressmen spoke out for and against Lasso in a virtual debate at the request of the opposition, which gathered the 47 signatures needed to request the president’s departure.
The Union for Hope bank, affiliated with former socialist president Rafael Correa (2007-2017), accused Lasso of the “serious political crisis and internal unrest” that shook the country for two weeks with almost daily demonstrations and blockades. “We are going to early elections, that Lasso will go home,” said Councilor Pierina Correa, the sister of the former president.
The tension that has recently arisen in Ecuador is worrying even Pope Francis, who has been pushing for the activation of a dialogue channel in recent hours. “I follow with concern what is happening there, I encourage all parties to abandon violence and extreme positions. Only through dialogue can social peace be found, with special attention to the poorest sections of the population, but always with respect for the rights of all,” the Pope stressed.
Source: La Verdad
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