The safety is the banner that businessman Jan Topic hangs, candidate of the electoral coalition For a country without fear, in its goal to become the next president of the republic. Other proposals in the work plan that he submitted to the National Electoral Council (CNE) as an essential requirement for registration and which was also signed by the vice presidential candidate, Diana Jácome, stem from this issue.

The binomial volume collects in 46 pages the ideas it proposes to implement during the year and a half of government, in case the early elections are won.

“Us plan is realistic and pragmatic, adapted to the needs of the country to cope with the complex economic situation, the natural contingencies of El Niño and the eruption process of the Cotopaxi volcano; and especially the social phenomenon of insecurity that is now also an economic phenomenon that must be overcome through technique, experience and courage with results in the short and medium term,” reads an excerpt from the introduction of the document, whose motto and overall objective is “National Security.”

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It is striking that although safety is Topic’s spearhead, the theme in the work plan barely covers one page. It’s the first of 26 specific objectivescovering, among others, the economy, social affairs, housing, health, education, gender, migration, ecological transition, employment, investment and tourism.

It is presented as a challenge regain control of the spaces of the state, starting with prisons and the areas where the state has full authority and duty to exercise functions. From there, five areas of work are proposed: protection of rights and freedoms, maintenance of public order, maintenance of public order, economic development and defense of human rights.

Another aim is to introduce mechanisms that ensure the independent, technical and effective performance of the institutions. This is thought of establishment of a Council of Statewhich is composed of the highest authorities of the state powers, for the purpose of making and following decisions.

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The link will promote the schedule of social market economy, “with clear rules that also promote foreign trade, tourism, investment attraction and the modernization of the national financial system, promoting productivity and competitiveness in the agricultural, industrial, aquaculture and fisheries sectors.” It will seek to balance the circular economy and develop a comprehensive management of natural resources, including water resources.

In the social field, the commitment is, among other things strengthen the health system, improving infrastructure, supply of medicines and equipment of hospitals and centers; recruitment and training of medical and nursing staff. We are considering expanding the coverage of the service.

They also increase changes in the social security system. One is to return the provisional funds to the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute (IESS) and implement them “fundamental reforms” which will be the target “separate the health benefits” offered by the IESS today, “of the technical tasks of managing the provisional funds which are its raison d’être”.

The idea is that the IESS “will be able to cover old age, unemployment and undoubtedly illness as benefits, but will not directly provide services that can be provided through the private sector.”

“If necessary, we would propose a labor reform (…) there are many people who could work by the hour,” said Diana Jácome, candidate for vice president

On the other hand, programs will be developed to prevent and reduce drug use, as well as reducing the supply and illicit market of substances.

in the field of education the content of the baccalaureate is reformulated, the teacher training is improved, the educational curriculum is updated. In this way, efforts are also being made to reduce the malnutrition in children with school feeding programs.

For him employment promotion, the couple will promote the implementation of public works from the state. And to encourage the hiring of private sector workers, the establishment of a “parallel recruitment system to the individual contracting regime” that exists in the country, “under dependency”. There will be the possibility to “have employees and employers approved by free agreement between the parties an hourly contract”.

For fight corruption Proposals include the establishment of specialized prosecutors, investigative units and anti-corruption agencies, and ensuring the independence and efficiency of the judiciary.