May 17, 2023

Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the Andean nation’s congressional assembly and called for new elections, citing “grave political crisis and internal commotion.” Lasso, a 67-year-old former banker who took office in May 2021, used a constitutional provision known as “muerte cruzada,” to end a congressional impeachment inquiry into corruption and embezzlement allegations during his administration.

Electoral authorities now have 90 days to organize new elections for president and the national assembly, according to a presidential decree published on the government’s website.

Decree: https://www.comunicacion.gob.ec/decreto-ejecutivo/