Guillermo Lasso: Ecuador President dissolves parliament
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2023-05-17 20:58
President Guillermo Lasso was facing an imminent impeachment vote over embezzlement charges.

Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso has dissolved the country's parliament amid an impeachment trial.

The conservative president issued the decree which disbands the opposition-controlled National Assembly, in which he is accused of turning a blind eye to embezzlement - which he denies.

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