Ecuador's Lasso survives bid to oust him, ends talks with indigenous leader

Indigenous leader Leonidas Iza speaks during a meeting with demonstrators before an anti-government protest amid a stalemate between the government of President Guillermo Lasso and largely indigenous demonstrators who demand an end to emergency measures, in Quito, Ecuador June 23, 2022. REUTERS/Karen Toro

QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso survived an attempt by opposition lawmakers to oust him on Tuesday after he insisted his government will not negotiate further with an indigenous leader to end more than two weeks of protests.

The protests have been linked to eight deaths and have led to food and medicine shortages and slashed oil output.