Ecuador Assembly Approves Cootad Reform Removing Regional Authorities After 90-Day Absence

Ecuador's National Assembly approved reforms to the Organic Code of Territorial Organization (Cootad) with 83 votes, introducing a provision to remove regional authorities after 90 days of temporary absence. Opposition legislators questioned the measure, which could centralize power and alter subnational governance. The reform's implications for regional autonomy and political balance remain uncertain.

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