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Weekly Report - 09 March 2017 (WR-17-09)

ECUADOR: Lasso’s plan to deal with hostile congress

If Guillermo Lasso wins the second round of presidential elections on 2 April his governance will be seriously complicated. The ruling left-wing Alianza País (AP) backing his rival Lenín Moreno will have a majority in the national assembly. Lasso’s centre-right Movimiento Creo almost tripled its legislative presence, finishing with 32 seats compared with just 11 in 2013, according to the final results released by the national electoral council (CNE) last week. AP lost 26 seats, and with them its two-thirds majority to carry out constitutional reform. Despite this the party still won 74 of the 137 seats and retains its absolute majority by five seats.

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