31.   The legislature voted nearly unanimously to expel a convicted lawmaker who has been imprisoned for attempting forgery in a land deal, newspapers reported Thursday.

32.   The legislature voted Thursday to hold the no-confidence vote on Monday, with the debate on Saturday.

33.   The legislature can also vote censure motions against authority ministers, although not against the elected president.

34.   The legislature then voted in its president, Alarcon, to the dismay of Arteaga who said she should have succeeded Bucaram.