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Weekly Report - 1 November 2005
ECUADOR: Palacio ready to sidestep congress
President Alfredo Palacio has decided to gamble on the depth of public support for his constituent assembly proposal and go ahead with a referendum on the issue by resorting to an executive decree, sidestepping congress. The congressional leaders, who appear to have abandoned the idea of impeaching Palacio, have instead hit upon a tactic with a strong dose of chutzpah: calling upon the OAS to invoke the Inter-American Democratic Charter against
Palacio.
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