2024-03-23 03:23:52
“We consider that there is no violation, that this is due to another issue, another tone,” said this February 28, 2024, the president of the Association of Municipalities of Ecuador (AME), Patricio Maldonado, in reference to a complaint for an alleged crime. electoral that Pabel Muñoz faces.
In this way, the 221 municipalities of the country gave their support to the Mayor of Quito. At a press conference, Muñoz stated that he received a letter from AME in which they express their support for institutions and democracy.
“We do not require this support only in esprit de corps, but for legal reasons, to realize this nonsense,” mentioned the Mayor.
He added that the AME He also presented himself as an interested third party, that is, “we (in reference to AME) are there and we are interested in knowing how the Court is going to act.
Maldonado mentioned that it is important to strengthen esprit de corps within the union. “We consider that what was won at the polls should be constitutionally guaranteed,” he said.
Pabel Muñoz faces a complaint for alleged political proselytism. The hearing is scheduled for next March 4 at the Contentious Electoral Tribunal (TCE).
Juan Esteban Guarderas is one of the complainants and on February 20 he asked for the resignation of the Burgomaster.
“Be brave and accept that you violated the law,” Guarderas said in a press conference.
He also reported that the complaint took into account Muñoz’s social media posts supposedly in favor of Luisa González’s presidential campaign.
By: KCH