Tag: Guillermo Lasso
insecurity at the heart of the electoral campaign
In Ecuador, general elections are scheduled for Sunday, August 20. But with new massacres in prison, the assassination of mayors, police officers, magistrates and candidates, the mobilization of the army…
ex-policeman sentenced to maximum sentence for femicide
In Ecuador, an ex-policeman was sentenced Thursday, May 26 to nearly 35 years in prison for the murder of his wife. The case had made all the more noise as…
Bomb attack kills at least five people in Guayaquil
A bomb attack in the city of Guayaquil on Sunday August 14 killed at least five people and injured 17. Several homes and vehicles were destroyed in a town reeling…
Ecuador announces lower fuel prices, sparking protest
While Parliament is debating the possible dismissal of Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso, he announced Sunday a drop in fuel prices. But this reduction remains lower than the demands of the…
Parliament debates impeachment request against President Lasso
After thirteen days of general strike in Ecuador, Parliament met on Saturday June 25 to study the possible dismissal of liberal President Guillermo Lasso, who is accused, among other things,…
in the face of protest, the state of emergency extended to three other provinces
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso said on Monday that the indigenous movement, which has been leading anti-government protests for a week, wants the “ hunt of power and decided to extend…
President declares state of emergency, protest continues
The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie), the country’s largest organization of indigenous peoples, has said the movement will continue until its demands are heard. After demonstrations enamelled with…
President Guillermo Lasso dismisses his government after series of resignations
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has called for the resignation of all ministers from his government, three weeks from the end of his first year in office. An attempt to regain…