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Ecuador President Lasso Dissolves Congress In Unprecedented Move

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  • ECUADOR'S GUILLERMO LASSO DISSOLVES CONGRESS (BBG)
  • President Guillermo Lasso disbanded the country’s National Assembly as the opposition-led body was trying him oust him on embezzlement charges.
  • The constitutional measure, never before used, allows the president to rule by decree until new elections can be held, marking a moment of extraordinary political turbulence for a country of 18 million already in turmoil.
  • Local analyst Will Freeman has said that with Ecuador's largest indigenous organisation and the opposition promising mass protests, unrest in Quito could get intense fast.

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