Top Ecuador minister resigns after president's reform plans rejected in referendums

FILE PHOTO: Ecuador's Minister for the Government Francisco Jimenez walks after the government and indigenous groups reached an agreement, in Quito, Ecuador October 14, 2022. REUTERS/Karen Toro

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's Minister of Government Francisco Jimenez resigned on Thursday amid cabinet changes, after President Guillermo Lasso suffered defeat in referendums on extradition for organized crime and other topics over the weekend.

Government adviser Aparicio Caicedo, a friend of Lasso, also resigned.