The Citizen Revolution seeks to include an appeal in the Assembly for President Daniel Noboa to comply with the Constitution on the issue of temporary replacement, facing the 2025 elections.
On June 4, the ruling ADN bench rejected Correísta’s attempt to include Verónica Abad’s situation in the debate.
The benches of the Citizen Revolution and National Democratic Action (ADN) ‘clashed’ again this June 4 in the Assembly, and this time it was over the situation of Vice President Verónica Abad.
The reason is that, in the plenary session on June 6, Correismo will seek to include in the agenda an exhortation to President Daniel Noboa, to comply with what the Constitution says.
According to the Magna Carta, in the temporary absence of the President of the Republic, the one who must succeed him is the Vice President.
In addition, the Attorney General of the State, Juan Carlos Larrea, will be warned not to issue legal and constitutional criteria that would be the exclusive jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court.
Correismo’s position occurs after the consultation that President Daniel Noboa raised with the Attorney General’s Office, to know whether or not he should request a license if he runs for the 2025 presidential elections.
The government seeks through different means to ensure that Vice President Abad does not assume power, in case Noboa must leave it to campaign politically.
The initiative to include this exhortation so that the plenary session could debate it arose from the Parliamentary Thematic Group for Women’s Rights, made up mostly of assembly members of the Citizen Revolution.
The proponent was Paola Cabezas who assures that, beyond the political disagreements that Correism has had with Abad, what the law says must be complied with and the National Assembly would have responsibility for that.
Cabezas ruled out that this defense, which emerged in recent days, of the Vice President is due to a rapprochement or that something is being negotiated with Abad to put her in office.
“The day Mrs. Abad becomes a Correísta, I will disaffiliate,” said Cabezas, who did add that if they do not support the Vice President this time, it will be a lost fight for all women.
The ruling party thinks otherwise. Valentina Centeno has suspicions that there is a rapprochement and, proof of that, would be Abad’s most recent statements, in which he has not been “forceful against corruption.”
He even hinted that pardons would be at stake in favor of political figures who have enforceable sentences, if Abad becomes president to replace Noboa.
“The plenary session has nothing to do referring to or ruling on the issue of Vice President Verónica Abad.”
Valentina Centeno, DNA
