Ecuador and the countdown to the political trial of Lasso

This Wednesday from 09:30 (local time) debates will continue in the plenum of the National Assembly (Parliament), where nearly 40 House members entered the day before.

Each of the 137 council members has the right to speak for 10 minutes to express their opinion about the process that could lead to the removal of the president due to accusations of embezzlement.

The head of state went to parliament this Tuesday to try to defend himself during a speech in which he preferred to accuse his respondents and call for stability rather than prove his alleged innocence with evidence.

He only referred to this issue at the beginning of his speech, when he ruled out the existence of a contract for the transportation of oil with irregularities and its location during his tenure.

Laso had three hours to defend himself and one hour to respond, but he spoke for only 50 minutes and his presentation was criticized by many for focusing on the supposed accomplishments of his government, as if it were a report to the nation.

What country is the banker talking about? Sociologist Agustín Burbano, announced my desire to go and live there, referring to the figures on employment, health and housing that the president mentioned.

The decent country despises your lies. Your political role is harmful to people. Your neoliberal philosophy rejects human life. “Your buy-back of the presidency cannot legitimize trading with unscrupulous legislators,” said sociologist Carol Murillo.

The governor, who has disapproved of 80 percent of citizens according to opinion polls, is the first president in Ecuador’s democratic history to face impeachment.

Assemblywoman Viviana Fellowes, one of the respondents, presented arguments to show that the president knew about irregularities in the contract between state-owned Flota Petrolera Accatoriana and Amazonas Tanker, an agreement that was extended during his term of office.

Filoz, who provided documents and videos to fellow parliamentarians to substantiate the accusation, said President Laso did not surround himself in the oil companies with honest people as he declared in interviews, and this made the corruption structure viable.

While discussions continue in the assembly, there is uncertainty about the outcome of the impeachment trial, mainly promoted by the seats of the Corista coalition (of former President Rafael Correa) Union of Hope, which integrates members from the Citizens’ Revolution and the Christian Social Party. .

Neither the opposition nor the ruling party asserts that they have the necessary votes to remove (92) or save (45) the president. The decision on how the balance will fall into the hands of the Pachacuteque and Izquierda blocs appears to be democratic. , divided internally.

The countdown is underway to determine the future of the lasso and the state, and at this point, there are three possible scenarios: the removal of the chief, his continuation in office, or mutual death, the last of which is in the hands of the chief.

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