Ecuador's President Dissolves Parliament to Avoid Impeachment.

Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso has dissolved the opposition-controlled parliament amid an impeachment trial, citing a "grave political crisis and internal commotion". He will now have up to six months to govern by decree before fresh general elections are held. The move is expected to trigger protests from opposition groups, who have called it "dictatorial". Ecuador's military and police have backed the president, describing the move as constitutional. The opposition Social Christian Party has also questioned whether the dissolution of the National Assembly is constitutional.