Ecuador court says congress can pursue impeaching president

Ecuador's Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday the opposition-dominated National Assembly can take up the question of whether to impeach President Guillermo Lasso over allegations of crimes against state security and corruption. The court, which is the interpreter and guarantor of Ecuador's constitution, gave the go-ahead for impeachment proceedings on a 6-3 vote by the justices. The issue was put before the court by the unicameral legislature, a body of 137 legislators in which a majority is held by opposition parties led by the Union for Hope party, which has ties to former President Rafael Correa, who governed in 2007-2017.