2023-05-31 21:52:13
Leonidas Iza, at the Expanded Council of indigenous organizations held in Quito on May 25, 2023. Photo: Conaie
He president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities (Conaie), Leonidas Iza, and the Former Assemblyman Salvador Quihspe will dispute the presidential candidacy in the primaries of the movement Pachakutikpolitical arm of this organization.
“Both are registered for the internal democracy process, which will take place next Saturday,” confirmed Jéssica Castillo, who is part of the movement’s board, to EL COMERCIO this Wednesday, May 31, 2023. The election will be will give in virtual mode.
Conditions aside
The inscription de Iza occurred despite the fact that, in an extended council of Conaie, the leader had set some conditions.
Those were: that the candidacy “will be made official as long as there is the registration and immediate appointment of Guillermo Churuchumbi as the national coordinator of Pachakutik. Marlon Santi and the ex-executive committee withdraws and desists from any action against it”. In addition, that “the ex-assembly members who betrayed the indigenous movement be separated” from this political store.
For Castillo, this means that the head of Conaie recognizes that the coordination It remains in the hands of Santi, with whom he has had his differences, and who will desist from taking action. That after the accidents elections internal for the control of Pachakutik, last April.
In addition, the movement analyzes the profiles of Ricardo Vanegas, Sonia Robles y Jorge Trivinolike heads of lists for the Assembly National. Until noon this Wednesday they did not decide if they will go into alliances with another political organization, added the member of the Pachakutik electoral tribunal.
Political organizations have until June 7 for the primaries. the inscription of applications it will be given until the 10th of that month.
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