Ecuador: Parliament rejects motion to dismiss President Lasso

The Ecuadorian Parliament rejected on Tuesday June 28 a motion for the dismissal of conservative President Guillermo Lasso, who has been facing indigenous protests over the cost of living for two weeks.

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The motion gathered only 80 votes from deputies out of the 92 necessary for its adoption, according to the results announced by the Secretary of Parliament, Alvaro Salazar, during a virtual session broadcast on social networks.