It was an earthquake, with buildings collapsing, dead and injured. The removal of the ruins is still in progress. It marks before and after in what is now Ecuador.

The regime, complicated by drug-trafficking violence, habitual crime and allegations of corruption, is teetering on the brink. Correísmo and indigenismo are once again preparing their attack on power to complete what was waiting for last June.

Correa came forward asking for the cross of death in order to preempt the elections as soon as possible. He must have another Arauz ready to arrive in Carondelet with orders to repeat the 2007 cycle: a constituent assembly with full powers, amnesty for those convicted of illicit enrichment, including himself, and above all to allow for a presidential re-election, which is his main obstacle to returning with his rescue calls.

Sectional elections in Ecuador in 2023

Interestingly, Fernando Villavicencio, the official inspector, although a fierce enemy of the former president, served as a showgirl, surely with the desire that he too be a candidate.

(…) it is advisable to promote the Ecuadorian-style Marshall Plan that activates social spending…

President Guillermo Lasso reacted by calling for a national agreement to work on suppressed social demands, but his offer fell on deaf ears. Pressured by the surprising defeat, he had to ask officials from his inner circle to resign, a change he stubbornly resisted. He was convinced that his advice was useful in keeping the state of affairs under control, but these were only wishful words.

Thus, the team promoted by the Government of Encuentra was left behind, without articulating the necessary strategies that would allow the dialogue with solutions to be transferred to different sectors of society, which, dissatisfied with the breach of promises, stood up for no in the public consultation.

Otherwise, it seems that the government’s propaganda of economic recovery and employment growth was overly optimistic. If the mentioned progress was felt by an ordinary voter, he would not hesitate to support that, although he does not understand the scope of the issues, much less their additions.

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In order to curb the attack on institutional stability, which seeks to take advantage of citizens’ frustration, it is advisable to promote the Ecuadorian-style Marshall Plan that activates social and investment spending, which was limited by the need to stabilize macroeconomic indicators. When the moment changes, the priority must be how to promote the execution of public works so that, by improving the living conditions of the urban-peripheral and rural sectors, their micro-economy is also permeated.

President Lasso’s government remains on the defensive after 5-F, with the need to urgently address so many issues that gravitate to its low acceptance level. He knows that sharp attacks will come, especially from the outside, but at the same time from the inside, from the Administration, affected by an inoperative bureaucracy burdened by the ravages of corruption.

A democratic system, when put to the test, must draw strength from its weakness to resist. And the best way to do this will be to activate a solution that will restore renewed hope to the disbelieving majority. (OR)