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Ecuador President Dissolves Legislature Ahead of Impeachment Vote

Guillermo Lasso can now govern by decree for six months before new elections

Updated May 18, 2023 5:45 am ET

Photo: Ecuador Presidency/Reuters

Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the national legislature on Wednesday ahead of an impeachment vote and amid growing unrest in the Andean nation that has fueled a surge of migration to the U.S.

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