head EcuadorGuillermo Lasso endorsed finally this friday He will not take part in the presidential elections on August 20. after his decision to dissolve Parliament in exchange for a call for elections and thus avoiding a political lawsuit against him.
In his statement on his official Twitter account, he said, “I will not accept the presidential candidacy in the Presidential elections to be held on August 20. I do this out of my deep love for democracy and my respect for you citizens.” . .
In this sense, the Ecuadorian president affirmed that his decision was in response to the desire in the National Assembly to “return to the citizens the power to elect a new president”. “In the next few months, about six months, I will dedicate myself to working twice as hard for you,” he added.
On the other handLasso has once again denied the impeachment process brought against him this Friday. According to the news of the newspaper El Universo, he also emphasized that the “cross-death” call was made to stop a “terrible plan”.
His son, Guillermo Lasso Alcivar, assured after his statement that he was “honoured” to have him as a “reference” and “guide”. “The honor of being President is the highest honor as you say, but nothing beats your democratic spirit and your willingness to fight for it, before, now and I’m sure always,” he wrote on his Twitter profile.
Erdogan said, “There is still a lot of work to be done, but when it is finished, your family has opened its arms and is waiting with excitement,” adding that he wishes him “peace, strength and wisdom” in this new period.
Ecuador’s president said earlier this week that he would approve if he chooses reelection when he returns from a trip to Brazil, where he attended a meeting. South America Summit To which the presidents of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname and Uruguay are invited.
The lasso was supposedly invoked in the middle of the month ‘cross death’It is a constitutional formula. Dissolution of the National Assembly and holding both legislative and presidential elections, He argued that there was a “serious political crisis” resulting from the political lawsuit brought against him.
Judgment is based on an accusation money laundering resulting from a deal signed by the publicly traded company Flopec, which, according to the Office of Comptrollers, caused about $6.1 million (about 5.6 million euros) in damage to the country. The contract in question is still in effect, though, as Lasso recalls, it was signed during the Lenín Moreno Government in 2020.
The National Electoral Council (CNE) approved the calendar for the upcoming processes, with presidential and parliamentary elections to be held on August 20. October 15 as tentative date for a possible runoff in the election of the head of state.