The National Electoral Council (CNE) plans to call early presidential elections in Ecuador – because of the death on the cross – this May 24, but the pre-campaign is open.

And while the media is expecting pre-candidates, those who strive to reach Carondelet started making unreasonable statements, and all kinds of information against and in favor of those who would run, who is the Government or was in previous periods, is being published on social networks. .

These six pre-candidates are preparing for the presidency in the elections on August 20

Voters are already witnessing what’s to come: a short but aggressive campaign in which disinformation is a threat and the tools of disinformation multiply.

HNS must tighten controls so that a campaign diluted by messages from third parties does not dominate the process, although in the previous elections it was shown that there was little it could do, including in terms of campaign expenses on social networks, “gifts”, painted walls and others.

Historically, legislative “rollers” have not only served to approve the political project of the president in Ecuador, but also to “harass”.

It will be up to the citizens to choose their channels of information, try to follow the candidates who would apply from June 4 to 10, analyze each of the proposals considering that the elected president of the Republic will end the period for which Guillermo was Lasso, who 17 In May, he activated Article 148 of the Constitution and dissolved the National Assembly. He will be a transitional president who could be re-elected in 2025 in another process.

It is essential that political parties and candidates act seriously, ethically, transparently and maturely. It may seem naïve to ask for it because, with honorable exceptions, this is not what Ecuador has experienced throughout its history. But it is a duty to demand in the midst of a crisis that will only be possible to get out of by working for loyal voters, not particular interests. The responsibility to elect and be elected is now more than ever of enormous importance for a democracy that does not tolerate greater instability. (OR)