2023-05-24 20:51:00
The president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, offered his report to the nation this Wednesday after completing two years in office. KAREN VISIT | Reuters
The opposition, led by the allies of former leftist president Correa, warn that they will repeal any measure decreed by Lasso if they come to power.
24 may 2023 . Updated at 8:51 p.m.
Solemn atmosphere, red carpet, and president with a sash on his shoulder and surrounded by soldiers. This is how the Ecuadorian president arrived this Wednesday, Guillermo Lasso, to the place where he gave his address to the nation, before flying to the US, where he will undergo surgery.
For the first time after Ecuador’s return to democracy, the presidential address did not take place in the National Assembly, closed by the president last week. to avoid his impeachment for alleged corruption.
After this historic decision, due to the depth of its meaning, Never again will a President of the Republic be at the mercy of an Assembly dedicate his time to conspiring and preventing a government from advancing in the agenda for the development of a country, Lasso said, surrounded by his ministers, already in the small auditorium of the social platform of Quitumbe, to the south of the capital, a building of public offices where citizens carry out official procedures, chosen for the occasion.
The Ecuadorian leader last week activated the constitutional clause known as cross death, which also provides for the holding of new general elections within six months. Meanwhile, he will govern by decree, but he will only be able to sign economic laws, which will have to be approved by the Constitutional Court.
Last week he already sent a tax reform and this Wednesday he signed a reorganization of the country’s free zones. In these two years we have made a lot of progress, and we will continue to do so in the coming months, tirelessly and with more energy, said Lasso, who is also preparing a labor reform.
The opposition, led by the allies of former leftist president Rafael Correa (2007-2017) has warned that repeal any measure decreed by Lasso if they come to power in the next elections.
The electoral authorities determined this Wednesday that the first round of the elections will take place August 20 and the second, if necessary, on October 15. Lasso is still considering running for re-election, despite the fact that his popularity is less than 15%after the country recorded its most violent year in history in 2022.
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