Independent lawmaker Virgilio Saquicela was re-elected president of Ecuador's National Assembly on Sunday, supported by politicians who want an impeachment process against President Guillermo Lasso to advance to a vote for his possible removal.
Saquicela, who took over as president of the National Assembly in May last year, has become a principal figure in the process against Lasso, who is accused of embezzlement in an oil transportation contract.process on Tuesday in a session convened by Saquicela with 88 votes in favor out of 116 legislators present.
"This parliament has to be the counterweight against power, not against anyone in particular, but because that is what democracy dictates," Saquicela said. Under Ecuador's constitution, Lasso could call early presidential and legislative elections rather than face a removal vote.
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