The three legislative blocs reported that they reached an agreement on the implementation of certain political actions for the organization of the National Assembly and support for urgent economic laws proposed by the new Government.

The members of the agreement are, as announced: Civil Revolution (RC, 51), Social Christian Party (PSC, 18) and Government Party, ADN (14). This is very similar to the agreement that was known, but did not materialize, between the same parties, RK and PSC, with the previous government; Today, only the name of the head of the Presidency would change.

millennial reign

What is most visible in the agreement is, or would be, that the person who was a candidate for the president of the National Assembly a little more than two years ago is the same citizen who is sponsored by the Social Christian Party today, which would show the consistency in the goals of the party that proposes again that candidacy for the president of the National Assembly. This is a new reality in which it is evident that the weakest party in the agreement is the Government party; and if there are no changes to the rules of the game, this will be repeated in future elections, starting with the immediate ones in 2025; We will again have a fragmented National Assembly, made up of several political parties: a real patchwork quilt.

National Assembly to the rescue

The newly elected president, Daniel Noboa, announced that he will hold a national consultation where he will ask the citizens if they agree that the election of representatives should be held with the second round of presidential elections. That would be a constitutional change that enables manageability. What happened to President Guillermo Lasso shows how disastrous the current election of deputies in the first round is. Of course the users of the current system will be hurt, but that is the price that must be paid.

The permanence of the proposed agreement in the National Assembly for the current transition period will be under constant review; It was already questionable in the case of the eventual prosecution of Chief State Attorney Diana Salazar; prosecution announced by the senior partner of the parliamentary alliance.

A generational challenge

The above, in relation to the National Assembly; As far as the new executive power is concerned, the youth of the announced members of the future government and the lack of experience in managing public affairs are worrying. It represents a gamble, a challenge, which is expected to succeed. The person who says this was the General Secretary of Public Administration of Dr. José María Velasco Ibarra at the age of 28, and shortly before that he was a representative in the then National Congress.

Since security is the biggest concern of the citizens, I will repeat that it was a mistake to divide the government ministry. First it was divided, the Ministry of Internal Affairs was created, which could actually be called the Ministry of Police, because the police officer is at the head, and the police commander follows in terms of authority; This lost political control over the cornerstone of internal security. (OR)