A short message and a series of coups marked the beginning of Daniel Nobo Azín’s presidential term.

After the investiture ceremony, Vice President Verónica Abad went to celebrate for her part at the Iñaquito market and was immediately appointed by decree as an ambassador for peace in the Middle East. The consequence of managing one’s own political agenda without the president. Her reaction, full of tear-jerking histrionics, was to present herself as a victim of gender-based violence that forced her to expose her life in a war zone. After the vice-presidency was vacated, it was better to ignore him than to give him a place of prominence that would turn him into a thorn in his side.

The abolition of the table of drug consumption was no less disturbed. A taboo topic that is being shortened. It will have to be replaced by new regulations that will serve the purpose of stopping micro-trafficking while preventing addicts from overcrowding prisons.

It is important to note that the outgoing government’s last-minute measures, such as the transfer of the authority of the fifth bridge to the municipality of Guayaquil and the Buena Fe-Babahoyo road to the prefecture of Los Ríos, remained without effect. The warning that he would not allow it was fully fulfilled.

The new administration is concerned about the bold and comprehensive commitment to youth with the goal of re-founding politics. In the past, practically none of the names selected from the ministerial cabinet would have been considered due to lack of accreditation; but certainly applies a vision of change. The exception that proves the rule is Roberto Izurieta, the communications secretary, whose role as spokesperson and political adviser will be crucial in an environment that still lacks experience and greater credibility.

At the beginning, a few new ministers had some hiccups. Everything will depend on whether, in the learning cycle, they surround themselves with capable officials who make up for their lack of seniority.

At the level of the National Assembly (AN), the most critical issue is the continuation of the impeachment trial of former President Guillermo Lasso, which was interrupted due to his death by crucifixion. By law, he must have continuity in a forum where he will not have a voice to defend him. The file, although weak in terms of evidence, will predictably lead to censorship that will disqualify him politically for two years. So the challenge of facing opponents at the polls in 2025 will have no effect.

The former ministers of energy and mining, Fernando Santos, and of the interior, Juan Zapata, are expected to be subject to inspection. The first to respond to the power outage crisis, the second to execute (allegedly) only 9% of the budget allocated to address a very serious national security problem.

Correismo, for his part, is irritable in his desire to push his agenda of impunity, with so many priorities. Limited by the circumstance that the head of AN was elected with 128 votes, remaining in the minority by subtracting 51. Numbers put to the test today with the arrival of the new controller. (OR)