Tension in Ecuador Congress Grows
Ecuadorian substitute deputies and those of the minority bloc are insisting on holding congressional sessions, despite the decision by that authority s leader Jorge Cevallos to suspend activities until Tuesday.

The decision was adopted on Wednesday, after the Electoral Supreme Tribunal (TSE) dismissed Judge Juan Jose Ramirez, of the 15th Jury of the Guayas, for deciding in favor of reinstating 57 legislators that were fired.

Alternate, leftwing, and progressive parliamentarians are trying to declare themselves in a permanent meeting, and urged Congress leader Jorge Cevallos to reestablish the parliament.

Cevallos suspended the session on Wednesday, after accepting Ramirez decision to restitute legislators that were dismissed.

With 28 votes by the substitute deputies and 31 minority groups of the Pachakutik, Roldosista, Socialist, Democratic Leftwing, and Democratic People s movements, those deputies expect to be self summoned, and adopt several measures.

These congresspeople reproached on Wednesday the legislature president, and created a commission to deal with the issue, adducing that Cevallos abandoned his post by withdrawing abruptly and without verifying if there was quorum.

Jimmy Jairala, of the Roldosista Party said the substitute deputy bloc wants to work, but it is not allowed to, thus it criticized the dismissed parliamentarians.