Ecuador’s Constitutional Court, the country’s highest legal control body, on Thursday dismissed six unconstitutional lawsuits filed against a decree issued by the country’s president, the conservative Guillermo Lasso, that dissolved the assembly and called early elections.
The Court, through a statement, noted that the three courts of constitutional judges analyzing the demands “unanimously” decided to reject them, with the president’s decision known as the “cross die” being upheld. Lasts and general election about three months.
The Court’s bulletin noted that “the three courts that make up the Constitutional Court’s entrance chamber (…) issued six orders”, through which they “decided unanimously to reject the claims of unconstitutionality” presented by the former legislators. .
“Consequent to the decision rejecting the claims of unconstitutionality, the prayer for taking preventive measures to provisionally suspend the effects of the challenged decree was also rejected by the Court,” he added.
Of the six orders issued, it was emphasized that, “just as the Constitutional Court does not have the competence to rule on the verification and motivation of the cause of a serious political crisis and the dissolution of the National Assembly by the President, the internal The call has been made on the basis of commotion.” Article 148 of the Constitution, nor any other judicial authority in the country.
“Thus, the Constitutional Court adheres to issue timely judgments in response to the times the country is going through,” the agency said.
At a time when the Legislative Assembly was processing its censorship under charges of embezzlement (embezzlement), Lasso invoked the “cross death” to dissolve Parliament, push for general elections, and through executive decrees until Ruled.
The president, who will celebrate two years in power on May 24, the first of four for which he was elected, can participate in early presidential and legislative elections, a position that will last until 2025.
Lasso was prosecuted in the assembly for alleged embezzlement in a contract for the transportation of crude oil between the state company Flota Petrolera Ecuatoriana and the private company Amazonas Tankers.
The opposition, which dominated the dissolved assembly, hoped that in a vote to be held this Saturday, it would obtain more than the 92 votes needed to impeach the ruler.
To implement the “cross death”, Lasso cited a “serious political crisis and internal turmoil”, which the opposition has said does not exist, for which some legislators filed a demand with the Constitutional Court. body that also approved political prosecution. Mandatory
Diana Atamant, chair of the National Electoral Council, predicted on Thursday that a snap general election could be held on August 20.
