New elections in Ecuador would be on August 20

Ecuador accelerates the search for candidates, once The Constitutional Court upheld the dissolution of parliament ordered by President Guillermo Lassoand that the Electoral Council has started the procedure for extraordinary elections of the president, vice president and representatives.

Although we have yet to find out The National Electoral Council, its president Diana Atamaint, He emphasized that the elections – which must be announced by next Wednesday – could be held on August 20.

If a second vote is needed, it would be held on October 15, that is, in November. Ecuador It would already integrate the executive and legislative branches, according to Atamaint’s calculations.

Meanwhile, according to the constitutional order, the conservative Lasso will rule by decree-law and will be constitutional Court which supports or not those related to economic issues.

In the midst of the political process against him, Lasso On Wednesday, he opted for the constitutional means of “death by crucifixion”, citing “serious internal and political turmoil”, which led to his dissolution Parliamentwith an opposition majority, and called general elections.

He head of state he did not wait for the result of the vote of no confidence in the Assembly, where the opposition accused him of the alleged criminal offense of embezzlement (embezzlement), which he denied.

ELECTION COMMITTEE

One of the names that sounds like a possible candidate is the name former Rep. Fernando Villavicenciowho has already published a message on his Twitter in which he assures that since Parliament He fought against corruption and the mafia.

“This cannot stop here, we must continue,” he said before calling on the Ecuadorians “to continue this task, clearly identifying that the common enemy drug mafia(…) white-collar criminals”.

“I pledge to all of you to bring justice and peace to get the economy going again,” he says in the video.

on your side Esteban Torres, from the opposition Social Christian Party (PSC)advocates a great front of national renewal from the center to the right, focused on the needs of all, especially security issues.

He Head of PSC Jaime Nebothe did not declare his possible candidacy, but in a statement in which he states that he accepts the verdict of the Constitutional Court “under protest”, he points out: “Neither Lasso nor Correa. Progress in freedom for Ecuador“.

STRONG COURSISM

Extraordinary choices will find the political movement of former president Rafael Correa (2007-2017) at its best remaining the main political force in the country in the local elections last February.

Belt marked as “unconstitutional” dissolution Assembly believing that there was no “internal commotion”, and believes that Lasso decided on this measure in order to avoid censorship in the impeachment process, but believes that “it is best for Country is to have a choice.”

Correísmo has not yet mentioned possible candidates, but Andres Arauzwho lost to Lasso in the 2021 elections, talks about the need to build a coalition, a “historic bloc”, covering different social movements, including indigenous ones.

On his part, the former Ecuadorian president Lenin Moreno (2017-2021) claims that it is “time for citizens” and asked “cool head” in order not to repeat the triumph of correísma in the local elections on February 5.

Moreno, who distanced himself from correísmo when he came to power after serving as vice president Beltbelieves that it is necessary “to understand the moment, to privilege what is truly important: freedom, democracy, institutionality, respect and welfare of citizens”.

“For that, it is necessary (it is a condition, not an option): togetherness, organization, synchronicity and, above all, humility and distancing. This is clear to us, or we repeat what happened in February,” he said.

According to Correa, the “card on the right” will be Moreno’s former vice president, Otto Sonnenholzner, who pointed out last Wednesday that “this crisis is the result of the irresponsibility of the political class that put its interests above the needs of Ecuadorians”.

“The country does not deserve more division and instability. Calm must be restored and work must be done to strengthen the hope for real change,” he said.

On his side, hepresidential candidate, Yaku Pérezhe pointed out that he is holding meetings with social organizations to define the position and did not rule out a dialogue, “thinking about the country”, with the president of the Confederation of Indigenous Peoples, Leonidas Iza, whose name also sounds like a presidential candidate.