Ecuador could hold early elections on 20th August: electoral court
Quito, EcuadorReuters Ecuador could hold early legislative and presidential elections on 20th August, the electoral court said on Thursday, a day after President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly by decree and brought forward the vote scheduled for 2025. Lasso invoked the constitution’s so-called “two-way death” provision on Wednesday, which allows the President to call […]
Ecuador President Lasso dissolves National Assembly, triggers early elections
Quito, Ecuador Reuters Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly by decree on Wednesday, bringing forward legislative and presidential elections and heading off an attempt by opposition politicians to impeach him. Police and military decked in riot gear guarded the National Assembly building from behind barricades in capital Quito, allowing no-one inside. Ecuador’s President […]
Brazil’s Bolsonaro, voted out, challenges election results
Brasilia, BrazilReuters Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has challenged his electoral defeat last month to leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, according to a complaint filed with the country’s federal electoral court (TSE) that alleges votes from certain electronic voting machines should be “invalidated”. Bolsonaro’s claim seems unlikely to get far, as Lula’s victory has […]
Brazil at risk of unrest more severe than 6th January US riots, warns elections chief
Brasilia, Brazil Reuters Brazil is at risk of facing a more serious incident than the 6th January, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, said the head of the country’s Electoral Court, Edson Fachin, on Wednesday ahead of the presidential election in October. His remarks follow the latest polls that show Brazil’s far-right President, Jair Bolsonaro, […]
Brazilian democracy is under threat, says head of electoral court
Brasilia, BrazilReuters Brazilian democracy is being “threatened”, Edson Fachin, the president of Brazil’s electoral court, the TSE, said on Friday, saying the country faced “a turbulent period” ahead of a fraught October presidential election. Fachin’s comments come as polls show President Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right former army who has repeatedly questioned the credibility of Brazil’s […]