LatinNews Regional Monitor: Andean Group - 16 February 2018

Ecuador’s President Lenín Moreno was forced to wait a few days longer than anticipated to celebrate victory in the national referendum on 4 February after the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) issued precautionary measures against one of the seven questions in the referendum. These were ultimately rejected by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (CorteIDH). But the split within the ruling Alianza País (AP) over the referendum has emboldened the political opposition, which is seeking the impeachment of the finance minister, Carlos de la Torre, and demanding that the AP should cede the presidency of various legislative commissions now that it has lost its majority in the national assembly.

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