Ecuador’s president, facing looming impeachment vote, dissolves country’s national assembly
Ecuador's president, Guillermo Lasso, who faces impeachment for corruption, dissolved parliament on Wednesday, citing a "serious political crisis" that led to the election, a crisis that could further strengthen the opposition. . The Conservative leader, who is the subject of an impeachment trial that began Tuesday in the left-majority parliament, has decided to "dissolve parliament, citing the deep political crisis and domestic unrest," a source said.
