Between 2017 and 2024, the country experienced a deterioration unprecedented in the region, with effects that have been especially harmful to the most vulnerable sectors and the general population.
The inflation of candidacies does not only respond to the desire for leadership or commitment to a country's project. Many nominations are political and media positioning strategies.
Decisions made in the coming months will determine whether Ecuador moves towards a more cohesive governance model or continues to be plagued by internal divisions.
In the run-up to the August 17 general elections, more than a dozen presidential pre-candidates promise to solve the economic crisis and remove MAS from government.
This electoral process is of crucial importance since, according to the Electoral Law, presidential elections are defined in the first round by a simple majority.
