Ecuador’s Constitutional Court opened the way for early legislative and presidential elections on Thursday, rejecting a series of lawsuits filed by opposition politicians to block President Guillermo Lasso’s decision to dissolve the National Assembly.
Members of opposition parties, along with social organizations, filed six separate actions with the court, asking it to declare Lasso’s decision to dissolve the National Assembly by decree unconstitutional.
On Wednesday, Lasso invoked a clause in the constitution that allows the president to call early elections under certain circumstances, including if legislative actions are blocking the government from functioning.
The leader, who faced an impeachment attempt by opposition politicians, cited Ecuador’s severe political crisis and domestic turmoil as reasons for the move.
“The Constitutional Court has no jurisdiction to determine the verification and motivation of the cause of the serious political crisis and internal commotion invoked by the president,” the court said in a statement.
Earlier on Thursday, Ecuador’s electoral court said the 2025 snap elections could take place on August 20.
The head of the electoral council, Diana Atamaint, said that now no one can obstruct the elections following a declaration by the Constitutional Court.
Source: CNN Brasil
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