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The ecuadorians must go to the polls on August 20 to elect the president and 137 deputies in early elections after the dissolution of congressthe National Electoral Council (CNE) reported on Wednesday. A week ago, the right-wing president Guillermo Lasso dissolved the unicameral National Assembly making use of its constitutional power, which contemplates early elections […]
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Lasso reaches his second year in office amid “cross death” in Ecuador
The second anniversary of the conservative Guillermo Lasso in power finds the ruler as a second-rate actor in the political life of an Ecuador immersed in the search for his successor, after he dissolved Parliament under the so-called “cross death”, which contemplates holding early general elections. With a message to the nation in the south […]
They observe brightness in the crater of the Ecuadorian volcano El Reventador
He geophysical institute (IG) of the National Polytechnic School of Ecuador reported this Saturday that brightness has been observed in the crater of the El Reventador volcano, located about 90 kilometers east of Quitothe capital of the country. “During the night and early morning today, incandescence was observed in the crater, accompanied by blocks (pyroclastic) […]
Hosts Argentina open U20 World Cup with victory over Uzbekistan
Chosen by FIFA as host after Indonesia’s dismissal due to political problems, Argentina started the U-20 World Cup dispute very well. This Saturday, at the crowded Único Madre de Ciudades stadium, in Santiago del Estero, the South American team defeated Uzbekistan by 2-1, in the opening round of Group A. But the Argentine triumph was […]
Environmental license granted for Ecuador-Peru electrical interconnection project
The Electric Corporation of Ecuador (Celec EP) reported this Friday that it obtained the environmental license issued by the Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition (MAATE) for the project Electrical Interconnection Ecuador-Peru at 500,000 volts, which will allow regional energy integration. Obtaining the environmental license is a milestone in the development of the project, […]
Ecuador begins its next anticipated general commissions
The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Ecuador announced this Thursday the approval of the start of the early general elections process, scheduled for next August and which responds to the “crusader death” decree issued on Wednesday by the Government, which led to the dissolution of Parliament. After a plenary session of the CNE, the body […]
Ecuadorian unions warn Lasso against possible anti-worker decrees or privatizations
He Unitary Front of Workers (FUT)the most important trade union center in Ecuadorwarned this Thursday with reacting if the Government of William Lassothat Wednesday dissolved parliamentissued laws against workers or privatization of state companies. José Villavicencio, president of FUT, described as “dictatorial” to the Lasso government for having declared the call “cross death”a legal norm […]
Ecuador could hold early elections on August 20
Ecuador could hold early legislative and presidential elections on August 20, the electoral court said Thursday, a day after the president William Lasso dissolve the National Assembly by decree and advance the elections scheduled for 2025. Lasso invoked the call on Wednesday “cross death” of the Constitution, which allows the president to call early elections […]
Chile asks “all parties” in Ecuador to “respect the constitutional order”
the chancellor of ChiliAlberto van Klaveren, assured this Wednesday that the Government is following “with much attention” the crisis in Ecuador and asked “to all parties” from the country “respect the constitutional order” after the president’s decision William Lasso to dissolve the National Assembly in the midst of a political trial against him. “We are […]
The new tax reform, Lasso’s first decree law after the “cross death”
The new tax reform was the first decree law signed by the president of Ecuadorthe conservative William Lassoafter decreeing the “cross death”, which dissolves the National Assembly (Parliament), with an opposition majority, and advances the general elections. Lasso decided that this document, which extends the ceiling of tax exemptions based on the number of members […]