2024-08-18 06:58:56
Vice President Verónica Abad said that she has no plans to resign, while denying the accusations made by President Daniel Noboa. She held the Government responsible for anything that might happen to him.
A week after the statements of the president of the Republic, Daniel Noboain which he said that the Vice President, Veronica Abbot“she will leave on her own.” Abad replied that He has no plans to leave the position and denounced the permanent abuses that has suffered from the National Government.
Abad in an exclusive interview for LA HORA highlighted that the Ecuadorian people has witnessed the abuse that has been made of the State structures to prevent him from fulfilling his commitment.
“The President himself, in recent days, what made was a threat by saying that I’m going to leave alone. From the beginning I have been very direct with the Ecuadorians and responsible, especially towards those who chose our programme and our government proposal.”
He made it clear that it was “chosen to fulfill precisely that political program.”
He warned that Noboa is looking for to undermine it “morally” and indicated that he is taking on the entire infrastructure of the State.
The Vice President questioned the situation she is experiencing, indicating that the Ecuadorian society You can no longer continue to think that “women are a problem, since when are women viewed without a doubt with sexist glasses in politics? We are here to buildnot to compete with anyone.”
‘I’m not going to give up’: Verónica Abad
“I have said it and I repeat it again, Mr. President, I’m not going to give up because i I owe myself to the Ecuadorian people. By right and by the struggle of women,” she said, reiterating that she has a whole state apparatus against it, attacking it constantly.
He reported that a few weeks ago he requested a five-day permit to return to the country, to carry out some activities for his health and family matters, “and I have been denied my vacation”. The request, she said, has gone through three ministries. “I am the only public servant who has had to go through three institutions, Chancellery, Presidency and the Ministry of Labor, looking for ways to justify denying me my rest.”
For Abad, the attitude of the State institutions and the arguments used to deny the request are contradictory. “There is no one who can replace me, because The position I have is unique. Contradicting Vice Minister (Esteban) Torres who says that it would be disastrous for me to become President. So this is the Government we have now, they say that I am infatuated.”
He warned that they are trying to violate the Constitution
Abad also rejected the government’s attempts to violate constitutional guidelines and demanded that the authorities act in accordance with the rules.
He reiterated that the Government’s actions are yet another abuse and asked the civil organizations already them media be alert and investigate what arguments they will be seeking to prevent him from assuming the Presidency of the Republic when the first president must request leave to compete for re-election in the electoral campaign.
“It does not exist, the Constitution is very clear, it is not a whim of the Vice President, If he wants to run for office he must ‘resign’ This is what the Constitution says, therefore, the constitutional order, it is the vice presidency that must assume the Presidency,” he said.
Abad reported threats to his family from the CIES
The Vice President also issued a warning regarding the alleged use of the structures of the Center for Strategic Intelligence (CIES) to “threaten” her family and the staff who collaborate with her from the Vice Presidency.
“Las statements of the President are threateningnow what are they going to try after they have done everything systematically and what they continue to do,” he questioned, pointing out that he fears “for the physical integrity of my life, of my family, of my son, of the collaborators who are being stalked.”
He questioned that the CIES is managed by the Minister of Government, Michelle Sensi Contugi, “I would love to know What does CIES do?“What is the Minister of Government doing? I hold him responsible.”
Abad pointed out that “We lived a persecution in my houseit’s a abuse of power. What is being demonstrated is that it has no limits,” he recalled that the CIES was created as a support instrument for the Government, “not for chase opponents”. (ILS)
Correa and Glas will not receive pardons
Verónica Abad also denied the comments that have appeared on social media, which warn that if she becomes President of the Republic would grant pardons to the former President of the Republic and fugitive from justice, Rafael Correa and to Former Vice President Jorge Glas.
“That has never been in my proposal, I have been a fighter against socialism and the communism in our region. To the point that my training in Germany was to understand how socialism and communism work,” he explained.
Abad stated that “I’m not going to give anyone any pardonbut to fulfill what we offered the Ecuadorian people in our political campaign proposal.”
Regarding former Vice President Jorge Glas, Abad said that “It is a total absurdity. We have such critical problems on the international side, many people who look in amazement at what Ecuador does, it is definitely a power madness”.
He pointed out that the Government must respond to the departure of compatriots from the borders, “we have so many things to do, but we are dedicated to pursuing and maintaining ourselves in power at any cost.”