4/11/23, 12:30 PM Ecuadorian Congress to review request to impeach President Guillermo Lasso : Peoples Dispatch

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The country’s Constitutional Court decided to continue the process, which means now the legislature has
30 days to decide
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Lasso denies the accusations made by the opposition, and will have time to present evidence. Photo: Guillermo Lasso/Twitter
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by the Constitutional Court, the legal body responsible for evaluating the admissibility of this type of process. 

The request, accepted on the night of March 29, had been filed on March 10. Opposition lawmakers accuse
Lasso of involvement in an alleged corruption network involving several public companies, based on a report
published earlier this month by the country’s Truth, Justice and Corruption Commission.
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Of the nine judges on the Court, six were in favor of opening the case, which will now go before the Ecuadorian
National Assembly. In order for the president to be removed from office, it is necessary for two thirds of the
legislators to vote for his removal (92 votes out of a total of 137 deputies).

The request evaluated by the plenary of the Constitutional Court raises three charges against Lasso, two linked
to abuse of office, which were denied by the judges, and one of embezzlement – which was accepted. The
impeachment process is signed by 59 opposition lawmakers.

This is the first time since the implementation of Ecuador’s current constitution in 2008 that a president will
face impeachment proceedings. The parliament now has 30 days to carry out the necessary procedures, No jobs – unless you want seasonal work
including the opportunity for defense. in farms

A commission of parliamentarians will prepare a report that will be taken to the plenary of the Ecuadorian
legislature for discussion before the actual vote takes place.

In an official statement, the government headed by Lasso said it respects the Constitutional Court’s decision,
but reiterates that the president is innocent. In addition, it stressed that the judges’ decision to admit the case
does not validate the arguments of the deputies who filed the impeachment request.

The president, who represents an ultraliberal party he himself founded (Creo Movement), has the support of a
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minority of National Assembly deputies. Together, the parties of the deputies who signed the impeachment Peter Mertens meets Stella Assange
request have 87 deputies, a number close to the 92 needed for impeachment. Another 16 deputies elected by
smaller, local parties could tip the scales. 50 years after Chile’s coup, the first year
of Popular Unity
This piece first appeared in Brasil de Fato in Portuguese.

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