Yes, forging coincidences, with a vision of Ecuador.

When a country comes out of a critical situation, to rule for a short time, the ruler who comes can have the option that Clemente Yerovi took in 1966, doing nothing to stay in power beyond the initial commitment, and Otto Arosemena (1966-1968 ).

The constitutional possibility of immediate re-election, in 2025, which would motivate entry into the campaign in 2024, makes the temporality of the election to rule less than a year and a half different.

Ecuador, wary of political action

It might also be tempting to hold a consultation and/or constituent assembly to change the interim period. Velasco Ibarra tried this before the one year government that started on September 1, 1934 had completed, in August 1935 and was overthrown. “I charged with bayonets” was his later sentence; In his second presidential term, which began with the revolution in May 1944, he was executed on March 30, 1946; He tried and failed in his fourth presidential term in November 1961; and in his fifth presidential term, which began in 1968, he assumed full powers in 1970 and wanted to modify the plan for the return of democracy in February 1972, and the military removed him from the government.

Rafael Correa implemented his plan for consultations and a constituent assembly from January 2007, continuing continuously in the Presidency until May 2017.

The CNE declares Daniel Noboa the new president of Ecuador

Hugo Chávez has dominated Venezuelan politics since 1998, followed by Nicolás Maduro, who in 2023, more than a quarter of a century on, continues to stifle the possibility of change.

José Daniel Ortega came to power in an armed uprising in Nicaragua against the Somoza dictatorship, integrating a plural government in 1979. After the political processes that took place, he was left out of power and returned in the elections on January 10, 2007. Since then – and now he works together with his wife, Rosario Murillo, his current Vice President – ​​established a power control over all circumstances, for more than sixteen years.

I think it would be wrong to give priority to the political intentions of the Government to begin with and those in the environment.

Defeat the structures of organized crime, which is not only visible in criminal violence, but also in the administration of justice; Prohibition of impunity, timely and effective attention to health benefits, encouraging investment and creating jobs must be priorities.

In higher judicial and constitutional instances, one should not think about those who act because of political pressure, for money, and even out of fear, denaturalizing constitutional rights and guarantees, not to think about educational measures and dismissals. those who have acted improperly, but their criminal prosecution must be extended.

There must be transparency in the public accounts and resources of IESS and other public entities. When pieces are arranged “so as not to be afraid”, those who do this end up believing the pieces they arranged.

Giving priority to the political intentions in the Government that should be initiated by those who are in the circles of the government or opponents of the Government, and more seriously if one wants to take power for a long time, in the style of Venezuela and Nicaragua, I think it would be a mistake. (OR)