The electoral body communicated the date officially through its Twitter account: “Ecuadorians will go to the polls on Sunday, August 20 to vote”.
According to the CNE, the electoral process will have a first stage that will go from May 28 to June 10 for the registration of candidacies.
He 6th AugustFor their part, the final lists will be known, while the campaign will be extended until the 17th of the same monththree days before the elections throughout the country.
The governance crisis in Ecuador arose after the complaints and the subsequent impeachment that fall on President Lassowithin the framework of a trade agreement signed before he assumed the presidency, even with reports that showed harm to the State.
The contract for the transportation of crude oil with the international group Amazonas Tanker it left losses of more than US$6 million. In this context, the president is being tried for the alleged crime of embezzlement of public funds and the leftist opposition is aiming for his dismissal.
Lasso’s “cross death”
Is about a measure stipulated in article 148 of the 2008 constitutionwhich consists of the renovation of all the institutions: both the presidency and the Parliament.
The “cross death” is contemplated as an emergency measure that consists of the early termination of the period of office of the holders of the executive and legislative powers.
This is how the Head of State has the power to dissolve the Assembly in case of “serious political crisis” and “internal commotion” in Ecuador, with a subsequent call for elections.
Source: Ambito
