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Impeachment vote against Ecuador president fails

AFP . Quito
29 Jun 2022 18:37:33 | Update: 29 Jun 2022 18:38:59
Impeachment vote against Ecuador president fails
Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso participates in an interview at Carondelet Palace, in Quito, Ecuador April 26, 2022 — Reuters Photo

Ecuador's opposition-led congress on Tuesday failed to gather enough votes to impeach right-wing President Guillermo Lasso, as protests by Indigenous Ecuadorans over the high cost of living persisted.

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The motion garnered 80 of the 92 votes needed to remove Lasso from office, according to the results read aloud by the parliament's secretary, Alvaro Salazar, in a virtual session broadcast on social media.

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