Lasso Inaugurated As First Right-wing Ecuador President In 14 Years
05/24/21 AT 1:04 PM
Conservative Guillermo Lasso assumed the presidency of Ecuador on Monday, becoming the country s first right-wing leader in 14 years.
The 65-year-old former banker beat left-wing economist Andres Arauz in a second-round run-off last month and succeeds the hugely unpopular Lenin Moreno.
Dressed in a dark suit with a light blue tie, Lasso was sworn into office by Guadalupe Llori, the president of the National Assembly.
He inherits an oil-producing country battling economic and health crises with the coronavirus pandemic having infected almost 420,000 people and killed more than 20,000, according to an AFP count.
Conservador Guillermo Lasso asume las riendas de Ecuador
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Lasso inaugurated as first right-wing Ecuador president in 14 years
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