Ecuador's president survived an impeachment vote on Tuesday, as negotiations to end more than two weeks of cost-of-living protests by Indigenous groups were suspended following the death of a soldier. The opposition-led congress had sought to remove right-wing President Guillermo Lasso over "the serious political crisis and internal commotion" caused by the protests.
But the motion garnered only 80 of the 92 votes needed, according to results read aloud by the parliament's secretary, Alvaro Salazar, in a virtual session broadcast on social media. "In spite of the coup attempts, today the country's institutions prevailed," Lasso said after the vote. "It is evident who works for the political mafias. Meanwhile, we continue to work for Ecuador." -- AFP
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