There have been no results from the attempts by different left-wing sectors in Ecuador to make alliances with a view to the elections of 2025, when they will elect the president, vice-president, 151 legislators and 5 Andean MPs. Nevertheless, different meetings have concluded that there is a lot of overlap in their plans for government and it is imperative to set up a permanent round table discussion.
However, in one of the meetings, several parties and movements expressed positions that are a far cry from the call to unity.
“Unity of the people and the left, yes; unity with Correísm (the political movement following the beliefs of Ecuadorian politician Rafael Correa), no”, said one of the leaders of the Popular Unity movement, Geovanni Atarihuana, who thus rejected uniting with the Citizen Revolution Movement (CRM), which is considered to be the main force in the progressive camp in Ecuador. For Jimmy Jairala, founder of the Democratic Centre movement, “The ethical pact of non-aggression between the candidates of the so-called “trend” and respect for the self-determination of each organisation in the election of their candidates and alliances has been reaffirmed according to the times established in the Code of Democracy.”
Until today, there has been no alliance bringing together the so-called “trend” and by all accounts it is very probable that they will take part again separately, warns Jairala on his X social media page.
Jairala also warned that “as long as we continue trying to build a candidacy with selective memory, it will be impossible to continue dreaming about that unity. Surely, we will see a diverse and dispersed ballot again,” he stressed.
In turn, CRM’s executive secretary, Andrés Arauz, insisted that it would be most logical to choose the combination of names with the most possibilities to vanquish the oligarchical right. He is also not ruling out this political organisation reaching an alliance for the general elections in 2025. Luisa González will once again be the candidate in the elections and her running mate will be the economist, Diego Borja.
“We can certainly change and put this country on the path of development again to bring dignity back to Ecuadorians”, stated the potential candidate, who joined the ballot in 2023 in opposition to the current president, Daniel Noboa.
Noboa has said that he will seek the presidency for the second time after the National Democratic Action movement (NDA) designated him as their official candidate for the 2025 general elections. NDA appointed María José Pinto, technical secretary of Ecuador Grows Without Child Malnutrition, as Noboa’s running mate. Meanwhile, the president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) and presidential candidate of the Pachakutik movement, Leonidas Iza, speak of ideological polarisation: “The country can no longer tolerate Correísm and anti-Correísm.”
Although there are many names circling in the context of the election, the period is open to make alliances official and some organisations could come together in order to strengthen themselves and win votes. PL
(Translated by Donna Davison. Email: donna_davison@hotmail.com) – Photos: Pixbay
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