Ecuador’s President, Daniel Noboa, made at least seven changes in the government and social security, after the negative results in the referendum last Sunday, which left him. Without the possibility of rewriting a new constitution and having its foundations … Foreign military On the national territory, as was his bet when calling the people to the ballot boxes. The country remained on alert all day on Tuesday, 18 November, while communications coming and going gave descriptions of who would leave office and who would enter government, although some changed only their portfolio of state; All this while the president is in the United States with an agenda that is still in reserve today.
Minister of Government Zaida Rovira He was replaced by radio broadcaster Alvaro Rosero, She returns to her previous position as Minister of Human Development. Whoever was in those positions was Harold Burbano, to replace Yvonne Nunez in the Labor Party portfolio, which will leave the government. Also SThe Minister of Health, Jimmy Martin, was Its duties are assumed by Vice President Maria José Pinto, who has other delegations for the President in the social field.
His former Minister of Economy and Finance, Juan Carlos Vega, returns to Noboa’s government to occupy the Ministry of Agriculture, after the departure of Daniel Palacios; While academic Gilda Alcivar will be the new Minister of Education, Sports and Culture, a position held by Alegria Crespo until Tuesday. There were also changes in the National Secretariat for Risk Management, which was headed by Jorge Carrillo and which will move to Carolina Lozano; While government spokeswoman Carolina Jaramillo has not yet been changed, and it is not known who will take over the presidency of the Social Security Administration Board, after the resignation of Edgar Lama, who is leaving amid questions about the mismanagement of that institution and a severe hospital crisis.
Criticisms of Luisa Gonzalez
In this environment of political uncertainty, former President Rafael Correa described as “inappropriate” some statements made by his former presidential candidate and head of the Citizens Revolution Movement, Luisa González, regarding the mayor of Guayaquil and the governor of Guayas, Marcela Aguiñaga, whom he had publicly criticized. In an interview, when referring to the elections of regional authorities that will be held in 2027, and in an apparent reference to the Governor of Guayas, Luisa González said that many authorities should not be repeated as candidates. Regarding the mayor of Guayaquil, Aquiles Álvarez, whom Corezm had supported to reach this point, he questioned the fact that he had not appointed a Communist Party advisor as deputy mayor, and that he had never shown closeness to the postulates of the revolution. Rafael Correa responded by pointing out that Aquiles Álvarez is his personal friend. “I have great respect for him,” he said. All this while some Leaders ask RC to set date for national conference Where the new authorities of the organization will be elected.
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