Ecuador Congress Ignores Recurring Blackouts; Ruling Party Silent

Ecuador's National Assembly held two plenary sessions last week without addressing the ongoing power outages, and the ruling party remained silent. The legislative inaction suggests political paralysis or avoidance of a politically sensitive issue, potentially delaying a coordinated response to the energy crisis. The blackouts' persistence and the government's silence raise questions about the severity of the underlying energy supply problem and the political will to resolve it.