Ecuador’s National Assembly, the country’s unicameral Congress, has voted to initiate a political trial against Interior Minister Mónica Palencia. The Assembly approved the resolution with 89 votes, following a lack of agreement in the Legislative Oversight and Political Control Commission that processed the case. The political trial stems from accusations of alleged non-fulfillment of duties […]
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