He does not want to run as a candidate in the new elections. He still wants to do a lot for the country by August.
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso does not want to run again in the early elections in August. “I will not accept any nomination as a candidate. I do it out of a deep love for democracy and respect for the citizens,” said the conservative head of state today in a video published on Twitter. “In the coming months I will work twice as much for the welfare of Ecuadorians.”
Lasso had dissolved the National Assembly in mid-May during impeachment proceedings against him for alleged embezzlement. The possibility of the so-called “muerte cruzada” (roughly: mutual destruction), with which the president can dissolve the National Assembly under certain conditions, has been enshrined in the constitution since 2008. It has now been applied for the first time. It is impossible to solve the challenges with a parliament whose aim is to destabilize the country, said Lasso.
In the impeachment proceedings, the head of state was accused of knowing about unfavorable contracts between the state oil transport company Flota Petrolera Ecuatoriana and the private shipping company Amazonas Tankers, but not having terminated them after taking office. This is said to have cost the state several million US dollars. Lasso rejected the allegations.
Source: Stern
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