Ecuador's Vice President Jorge Glas gestures while he addresses the National Assembly in Quito, Ecuador June 21, 2017. REUTERS/Daniel Tapia
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's Vice President Jorge Glas was relieved of his duties on Thursday, a day after he questioned government economic figures in his latest clash with President Lenin Moreno, who issued a resolution sidelining Glas.
The resolution, which stopped short of firing Glas, accused him of not being a team player. It did not say how long the suspension of Glas' duties, including his leadership of efforts to repair damage from a 2016 earthquake, would last.
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