Ecuador's President Dissolves National Assembly and Announces He Won't Seek Reelection.

Ecuador's president Guillermo Lasso has said he has no plans to run in the upcoming elections after dissolving the National Assembly and triggering new elections this year. Lasso plans to use his last months as president to advance executive orders focused on security, health, education and infrastructure. He invoked a constitutional measure called muerte cruzada, which allows him to rule by decree for up to six months. Lasso rejects the charges against him as politically motivated and is the first Ecuadoran president to invoke muerte cruzada. The electoral court said it would hold early legislative and presidential elections as soon as Aug. 20, with a potential runoff presidential election in October.