The vote that the PSC lacked to take over the presidency of the Assembly, in May 2021, changed its mind and the bench at the last second, opting for abstention and splitting the majority that was achieved, after long negotiation sessions, with the leadership of the President. The same one who now, from crisis to crisis, chose the button for self-destruction, preempting his handover of power and throwing into an empty space the members of parliament who, he claims, “didn’t let him rule”.

Already seen. Thirty months later, the scenario looks similar when we talk intensively about the talks that would have boiled down the legislative majority that would have made governance possible: RC5, PSC and ADN, the latter movement of the elected president, continuing the failure that ended in “death.” crusade” with the failed 2021 pact of RC5, PSC and Creo, which went over the edge when the weight of Twitter and fears of public backlash prompted a phone call to overturn that decisive vote.

Could that pact have been good? Or, as argued by those who succeeded in dismembering him, would it be a betrayal of the votes against Correísto, which would mean presidents in two consecutive elections? First, there is no way to know, much has been said and little has been confirmed about the negotiations which, from what they understand, took place in the same private home of the outgoing president and, with zooms in between, pitted against each other, the three leaders of those political group. But knowing his political career, one does not have to dig far to know that issues such as the review of judicial officials, the transfer of state power and amnesty for some convicted of corruption were undoubtedly on the agenda and should undoubtedly be again today.

(…) I didn’t see it in 2021, I don’t see it now either, agreements must be on the table, not hidden under the tablecloth.

Second, the “betrayal of votes against Correísto”, is very strong in the discussions of networks and media, “unacceptable” in most of these opinions, which forget that voting is reactive and corruption, which would be the background Ultimately, in the electoral field, unfortunately, it has little weight. But details aside, the fact is that the absence of that initial 2021 agreement, whatever its final version may be, is among the “don’t let me rule” precursors launched by the outgoing regime, eager to minimize collective mistakes.

Negotiation is in the very essence of humanity. From the infant who, after some disagreements with his mother, agrees on what time he should be breastfed and when they will both sleep. Children who agree on assignments with teachers, or experts who do it with their bosses, although there are plenty of cases of abuse, for which there are also negotiated solutions.

So, it is not a bad negotiation in itself. And its political version should not be either, much less demonized by the context of corruption in which it could happen. The countries that have come out of the crisis have done so through negotiations with unimaginable results, but which allow for manageability. But yes, and I didn’t see it in 2021, I don’t see it now either, agreements must be on the table, not hidden under the tablecloth. (OR)