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His neoliberal policies and mismanagement of the pandemic have led the country into an unprecedented crisis.
Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno on Sunday affirmed he will never return to politics once he leaves the presidency on May 24.
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"My days in politics are over. I will only resume talks to motivate the new government not to withdraw former presidents' lifetime pensions," Moreno said eight days before banker Guillermo Lasso replaces him as president.
"I will look for a way to live if Lasso withdraws the pension, which would be a reward for the corrupt and a condemnation for those who have not stolen in their years in office and are too old to get a new job," he said.
Moreno made a balance of his administration in a televised interview. "The problems in Ecuador did not arise during my government, but I inherited them from former President Rafael Correa," he claimed.
#Ecuador The victory of the banker Guillermo Lasso in the second round of the presidential elections in Ecuador, April 11, marks an aggravation of the neoliberal politics that have previously been enforced during the mandate of the traitor Lenin Moreno. pic.twitter.com/HRNpBJlPYD
— MV English (@MV_Eng) April 24, 2021
In recalling the past, however, he omitted to point out acts of corruption that would have happened when he was vice president (2007-2013) and during his current term (2017-2021).
In 2019, the Prosecutor's Office began investigating some of Moreno's relatives for using an alleged offshore company through which they received irregular deposits.
"Moreno has no morals to return to politics. His clumsy statements, erratic decisions, lack of ethics, neoliberal measures, and mismanagement of the pandemic have made him lose his popularity among the Ecuadorian people," journalist Edwin Ureña tweeted.
#Ecuador | Indigenous organizations announce a national strike. pic.twitter.com/tcwv7kK1af
— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) March 1, 2021
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