Interlocking Political Crises for President Guillermo Lasso in Ecuador

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After barely five months in office, President Guillermo Lasso of Ecuador has already suffered serious political turbulence, especially during October of 2021, when a series of challenges appeared simultaneously. A spike in the homicide rate, ham-handed handling of a jump in fuel prices, and his embarrassing appearance in the Pandora Papers scandal (which jumpstarted congressional investigations), with related protests, left his embryonic presidency severely traumatized. Pundits and editorialists had plenty to offer their readers.

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