Uncontrolled murders in Zone 8, with more than a thousand violent deaths; two prisoners were found hanged in Esmeraldas prison; Imbabura community applies native justice to civil transport agent: headlines in this newspaper on June 2, a day after it was learned that the Attorney General had received death threats against her and her daughter. These are just some examples of the reality we live in, which has gradually strengthened and whose causes have been analyzed many times, so they are not part of this commentary.

In doing so, several names of citizens who aspire to be elected president or parliamentarian in the next elections, announced by the death cross, are mentioned. There are several applicants; However, the results of the Cedatos survey, which its director mentioned in an interview with EL UNIVERSO last Friday, show that 83% do not know who to vote for and that 59% do not believe that the elections will be conducted transparently. . Fear of the future is also common.

And the future is in the hands of Ecuadorians, because we are the ones who choose who we will hand over the responsibility for legislation, management, control, execution, in short, creating an environment of peace and justice that the country deserves, taking into account the most serious problems affecting the nation and being able to define and apply solutions.

Unfortunately, in the country of parties, if there are any, and political movements do not work permanently, but arise or reappear in election periods. So it’s like a company, maybe they see it that way, they look for partners, commit to profit sharing, arrange campaign financing and suggest someone they know, for whatever reason, to lend their face and their name. Then the matter is a matter for the public.

Those who win the next election will have the responsibility to give back to Ecuadorians the peace they need to create, produce, work, study; in short, to jointly build the nation we should be. Therefore, it is important that we make the right choice and ask ourselves what the people we choose should be. What is their origin, what is their participation in the life of the country, how well do they know the reality and problems of the majority of Ecuadorians. Let’s look for information about his honesty in big and small. Let’s find out if these people are capable of cooperating and sharing projects of mutual benefit.

It is important to know who and how the campaign is financed and who are the people you trust, a potential team that would accompany you and with whom you share knowledge about reality, a project seeking change, the belief that it exists requires unity, because the country does not need conflicts but joint work. And above all, that they understand what democracy is and respect human rights. And, fundamentally, that they share a deep faith in the future, which we are close to giving up. (OR)