Muerte cruzada
Muerte cruzada (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmweɾte kɾuˈsaða]; "mutual death") is the name given for a constitutional measure found in Article 148 of the 2008 Constitution of Ecuador.[1] It gives the President of the Republic the power to dissolve the National Assembly, however a new presidential and legislative election must be held within a certain amount of months afterwards. A regular election for a full four-year period of office then takes place.[2]
In September 2010, the Constitutional Court called it as "a checks-and-balances tool".[3]
This measure was used once since it was created by President Guillermo Lasso in May 2023.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Qué es la 'muerte cruzada' invocada por el presidente Lasso en Ecuador y qué pasa ahora". BBC Mundo. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ↑ "Ecuador deberá vivir un proceso eleccionario en pocos meses. ¿Guillermo Lasso se puede presentar a elecciones?". El Universo. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ↑ Escobar, Lizeth (18 May 2023). "¿Existe grave crisis política y conmoción interna en Ecuador? La razón por la que el presidente Guillermo Lasso invocó la muerte cruzada". El Universo. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ↑ "Ecuador's embattled president dissolves congress in bid to avoid impeachment". The Guardian. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
