Ecuador: Rafael Guillermo Lasso won the hand wrestling match against Korea and was eliminated by a margin of 12 votes.

QUITO.- Guillermo Lasso won the hand wrestling match against Rafael Korea by 12 votes.. The parliamentary effort of the Correista Unión por la Esperanza (UNES) to oust the president, despite its maximum, has not achieved its purpose. Compresses Applied in the last three days in the midst of a national strike. The caucus of the Citizens’ Revolution, which has 47 Congressmen, did not have the support of a majority of legislators in the Green Party (PK), the political wing of the tribal movement, and many independents and turncodes.

Overall, the anti-government team joined Of the 137 seats recorded in the virtual full session, 80 seats, 12 seats out of 92 form a deserving majority (2/3 of the room)., Established by the Constitution. Despite the advantage of the seats, the government committee formed by the National Agreement Bank (BAN), including the CREO movement and the Independents’ Committee in Lasso, withstood the challenge, but exposed its weak parliamentary muscle. Only 43 props. On this occasion he received the votes of the Social Christian Party (PSC) and the Democratic Left (ID). 14 did not vote.

Rumors and last-minute nerves piled up in the run-up to the vote. As LA NACIÓN learned, Lasso surrounded his closest group and waited patiently in his bunker at Carondelet Palace, determined to win the vote. He also took advantage of the last break of the session “Responsibility of the country” Of the Legislature.

Meanwhile, Korea tightened its grip: “Don’t be ridiculous anymore. He is on the brink of civil war because of his arrogance, cowardice and incompetence. Democratic graduate, we are going to the polls Stop the bleeding on your handsXiomara Castro asked the former president, who traveled to Honduras from his asylum in Belgium to celebrate the anniversary with Mel Zelaya, a strongman in the government.

Even a consultant Nicholas Maduro In the process, like the president, it was very risky Parliamentary charges can only be passed once in each legislature. Korea has escaped from an Ecuadorian judge and is awaiting eight years in prison for corruption. The extradition request made by the prosecutor’s office is already in the hands of the Belgian authorities with the investigation files.

Lasso’s immediate future was with the PSC, an ally in the election campaign, which was sent to the opposition shortly after the legislature began a year ago. Despite their deep ideological differences, its representatives, who were delighted to agree with Correismo, were determined to buy the threats and votes that defamed the country for 72 hours. Eventually, they demanded “immediate amendments” from the government.

Something similar happened to the IT congressmen: “Our vote is for Ecuador, not for Guillermo Lasso. We will focus on enforcing the rights of citizens. ”

The historic special meeting, which had generated much anticipation, turned into a series of three days of similar arguments and nauseating interventions. In all, 109 members of Congress voted in favor of the referendum.

The parliamentary decision comes after fierce clashes in the early hours of the morning in Shushupindi in the Amazonian region led to the breakdown of talks between the government and local leaders. One soldier was killed and a dozen soldiers were wounded. During the attack, a convoy of vehicles carrying diesel to the oil barrier was damaged. “They were cowardly attacked with guns and spears,” Lasso revealed, ordering his delegates a few hours later not to go to the Basilica del Votto to continue the talks he had begun on Monday.

“We are not going to negotiate with those who are holding Ecuador hostage,” the president added, pointing directly to Leonidas Issa, the main promoter of the national strike and leader of the Confederation of Indigenous Peoples (CONE), which celebrated its 16th day yesterday. . Other leaders immediately supported the radical leader.

The steady movement of the people of Quito on Monday and Tuesday confirmed that not only the capital, but cSo the whole country was eager to go back to work After protests that reduced economic activity to the point where more than $ 500 million has already been lost. One of the worst-affected cities is Quenca, where its hospitals have no oxygen, the health ministry said.

But the domestic challenge has not stopped for now. Motto “It’s 10 points, not 10 cents!”Mentioning a reduction in fuel prices has become the new slogan of the struggle.

The presidential decree reducing diesel, extra naphtha and ecobice petrol by 10 cents (3.7 liters) per gallon did not satisfy the rebels, but it pushed them to the negotiating table for 24 hours. Connolly initially demanded a reduction of up to 30 cents on petrol.

However, the financial impact is estimated at 226 million annually, 111 for petrol and 115 for diesel. “Ten cents is not a small amount, it means savings of almost a basic salary per year. These decisions will allow the economy to recover. ”The President noted that the sum of the activities approved during the Indigenous pulse represents a total investment of $ 600 million.

The tribal movement relied on the mediation of the Catholic Church. “With so much poverty, our communities have nothing else to fight for,” Isa added.