"The Government of Ecuador described as 'gag' the reforms approved by the opposition in the National Assembly (Parliament) to the Communication Law and announced that the president, conservative Guillermo Lasso, 'will evaluate the pertinent actions to safeguard democracy.' The General Secretariat of Communication of the Presidency stated in a press release that 'the National Assembly is once again trying to restrict freedom of expression and provide mechanisms of persecution.' The reforms approved in the plenary of the Assembly held on Thursday will pass into the hands of Lasso, who has 30 days to enact them or veto them, with the drafting of observations and an alternative text that he would return to Parliament for review and evaluation."
