{"id":10647,"date":"2021-04-27T08:00:18","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/?p=10647"},"modified":"2022-01-06T23:06:02","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T04:06:02","slug":"conservative-banker-wins-ecuadorian-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/2021\/04\/27\/conservative-banker-wins-ecuadorian-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservative Banker Wins Ecuadorian Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Shweta Parthasarathy<i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/b><strong><i>Digital Editor<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voters in Ecuador elected Guillermo Lasso, a conservative banker, to serve as president for the next four years. Lasso won the runoff election with just 52.5 percent of the votes, reports <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/the-americas\/2021\/04\/12\/guillermo-lasso-a-rich-ex-banker-is-ecuadors-new-president\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Economist<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, after claiming a spot in the runoff with a lead of a half a percentage point.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lasso defeated Andres Arauz, a left-leaning politician, in a nationwide turn away from liberalism. According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/guillermo-lasso-quito-rafael-correa-health-south-america-01d613236731b57a87dabfac9b64c272\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Associated Press<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Arauz is widely considered the prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of former President Rafael Correa, who reportedly became increasingly authoritarian towards the end of his decade-long term. Correa was recently imprisoned after being embroiled in a corruption scandal. Correa was succeeded by Len\u00edn Moreno, who did not seek re-election this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National discontent towards Correa, Moreno, and their leftist policies allowed Lasso to gain the upper hand, although he will face strong Correista opposition in Congress as his term begins. According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/ecuador-ponders-return-socialism-presidential-runoff-2021-04-11\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reuters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Arauz was convicted in absentia on bribery charges, which, along with his strong connections to the apparently corrupt Correa, created an air of suspicion and helped Lasso win. Arauz conceded, despite earlier statements from his campaign claiming election fraud, and wished Lasso luck. He called the result \u201can electoral stumble, but not a political or moral defeat\u201d and said it was time to &#8220;move on, build bridges, and create consensus,\u201d according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-56713570\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BBC News<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lasso\u2019s primary objective for the beginning of his presidency is to kickstart Ecuador\u2019s economy, which, describes The Associated Press, was a major point of contention between the presidential candidates. \u201cThe first action will be to put the economy in order, promote investment and generate employment so that all Ecuadorians do not emigrate, stay in Ecuador and achieve the dreams they want for their families here,\u201d said Lasso at a recent press conference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/latino\/ecuadors-guillermo-lasso-pledges-deficit-cuts-new-oil-deals-election-w-rcna666\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NBC News<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Lasso advocated for a free-market economy in his campaign, while Arauz supported a return to a more socialist economy. Lasso\u2019s goal is to eliminate the national deficit without increasing value-added taxes. \u201cWe are not going to raise taxes, we will not raise VAT,\u201d Lasso explained. \u201cWe must be ambitious and achieve a zero deficit in four years of government. We will not depend on debt.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lasso has proposed several other ideas that are meant to boost Ecuador\u2019s economy, continues NBC News. He will reportedly soon propose new risk-sharing contracts with private companies in Ecuador\u2019s oil sector, but he reassured companies that he would respect all current contracts. He also pledged to pursue free trade agreements with the United States, China, and other major actors in the global economy in order to attract investment in Ecuador\u2019s companies and infrastructure. Lasso has promised to eliminate the national deficit and create jobs through his conservative economic policies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lasso mentioned in a press conference that he is dedicated to treating immigrants with care, according to The Associated Press. He has promised to defend Ecuadorians living abroad, while \u201calso acting humanely with Venezuelans who have arrived in Ecuador&#8230; We cannot be so inconsistent in asking for a good treatment for Ecuadorians living abroad and mistreating foreigners living in Ecuador.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lasso\u2019s election win represents a shift towards conservatism and away from the liberalism Ecuador has pursued for years, with millions of people holding out hope that Lasso\u2019s conservative policies will revive Ecuador\u2019s economy. Lasso has so far demonstrated his commitment to improving the economy and praised Ecuadorians for turning the tide: \u201cEcuadoreans used their right to vote to choose a new course, very different to that of the past 14 years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo courtesy of Mabel Vel\u00e1stegui (Wikimedia Commons)<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\">\n<div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voters in Ecuador elected Guillermo Lasso, a conservative banker, to serve as president for the next four years. 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