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20 December – Venezuela releases ten Americans, including Leonard Glenn Francis, and the United States releases Alex Saab, an ally of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, in a prisoner exchange between the two countries. As part of the deal, Venezuela will also release around 20 political prisoners from jail. [69]
5 February — 2023 Ecuadorian constitutional referendum [1] [2] 26 February — Assassination of Eduardo Mendúa. 16 March — 2023 Guayas earthquake: A 6.8 earthquake strikes the Ecuadorian province of Guayas, damaging buildings, killing at least 18 people, including two in neighboring Peru, and injuring over 400. [3]
A political crisis began in Ecuador on 17 May 2023 as a result of the impeachment trial against President Guillermo Lasso.The impeachment inquiry began in the National Assembly on 9 May and lasted until 17 May when Lasso dissolved parliament through the constitutional provision known as muerte cruzada (' mutual death ').
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Relations between Ecuador and Venezuela began to deteriorate after the Ecuadorian government called for the arrest of former Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa. [5] Correa, who was an ally of Venezuela's Bolivarian government and shared his 21st century socialism ideas, was defended by Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro .
Venezuela and Canada have had diplomatic relations since January 1953. The relations between the two countries have been based on mutual commercial interests; especially in technology, oil and gas industry, telecommunications and others. Venezuela is Canada's second largest export market in South America for goods as well as for services. [66]
In 2023, Ecuador had 272 political parties. The fourth referendum question suggests setting a minimum number of members for a political party to be registered and participate in elections. This minimum would be set at 1.5% of the total number of registered voters in district where they are running.