The economic proposal of the elected president,
Guillermo Lasso , can be summed up in one word: liberal. This philosophy appears in the declaration of principles of its
Government Plan . “We believe in a free, entrepreneurial economy with opportunities for all,” he says.
Ecuador’s president-elect, Guillermo Lasso, announced that he will lower VAT for four holidays a year to promote tourism.
The phrase is, at the same time, the manifestation of the thought generated by the
Fundación Ecuador Libre , founded by Lasso 15 years ago and which defines itself as a ‘
think tank ‘ (laboratory of ideas) dedicated to research and public policy proposals.
February 3, 2021
On February 7, 2021, over 13 million Ecuadorian voters across the country’s 24 provinces will cast their ballots for president and vice president, the 137-seat National Assembly, provincial legislatures in all 24 provinces, and members of the Andean Parliament the governing and deliberative body of the Andean community, which encompasses Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Whomever wins the upcoming elections will have to address the country’s main problems, which, according to public opinion polls, Ecuadorians perceive to be an economic crisis, poverty, and debt; unemployment and underemployment; corruption and justice; the Covid-19 pandemic; insecurity and violence; and education.
The Presidential Elections