Like a bad television series, the country is a spectator to slow-motion deaths planned by actors (and actresses) unable to deliver the lines assigned to their characters with ease. They read live and direct notes deleted by some screenwriters competing with them (and them) for an Oscar for mediocrity. From the beginning of the first season, the entire clumsily staged plot is visible, the plotters and the future victim are known, so it leaves no room for imagination. The denouement is written from the first scenes. The only thing that makes the melodrama interesting is the unknown of what might happen in the next season, which has to resolve the situation after the victim is eliminated. Bad series can become interesting. Let’s see.

After the victim has been eliminated, that is, after the political death of the President of the Republic, it is important to fill the vacant position. It is not an easy task, because it will depend on the way in which that death occurred. As seen in this column two weeks ago, the most likely scenarios are the application of Article 148 of the Constitution by the President (“death by crucifixion”) and overthrow by violence. The first can happen due to the pressure of conspirators who are willing to carry out the political trial to the end, because the creative three-hundred-year-old constitution does not prevent the president from dissolving the Assembly when he impeaches it. In this way, Guillermo Lasso would leave the presidency within no less than eight months, since approximately two months are needed to reach the culmination of the trial and from the dissolution of the Assembly to the possession of the temporary can. about six more to go. For those pushing for a trial, this does not seem good, not only because of the time they would have to wait, but above all because they will lose their jobs in the process and have very little chance of re-election. One might also wonder if this form of suicide would be acceptable to many of those who now appear as allies.

The only thing that makes melodrama interesting is the unknown of what might happen…

So the outcome of the second season becomes even more confusing. This makes the soap opera interesting, especially if you consider the possibilities of replacing Guillermo Lasso. Even correísmo, the first electoral mini-power, has no candidates to ensure its victory, much less the other orphan labels of bases and leaders. Early elections would put everyone in trouble, without exception, and would offer an ideal space for any dancer who can subscribe to right-wing manifestos and run for the left.

Consequently, the possibility of using violence is gaining strength. Toppling the president looks very attractive given the problems posed by impeachment. The recent statements of a member of parliament about mental incapacity as a reason for trial leave no doubt about the small margin that institutional procedures mean for them (and them). In this case, the ball goes into the court of pachamamism, but at the same time alienates some of the current allies. There is material for the third season. (OR)