Ecuador's President Dissolves National Assembly to Avoid Impeachment

Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has dissolved the opposition-led National Assembly, which had accused him of embezzlement, thereby ending the impeachment proceedings against him. Lasso, who denies any wrongdoing, can govern by decree for up to six months under the country's constitution. The National Electoral Council has seven days to call for presidential and legislative elections, which must be held within 90 days. The elected officials will finish the terms of Lasso and the lawmakers he ousted, which were set to end in May 2025.