The political miracle achieved in 2021 by Guillermo Lasso, 67, vanished as soon as he settled in the Carondelet Palace. The comeback that starred to defeat the revolutionary candidate, Andrés Arauz, has entered the annals of continental political science.
The former banker drags a limp caused by the medical malpractice he suffered in a Spanish hospital after an accident on the Camino de Santiago. Lasso has surrounded himself with soldiers, including the renowned General Paco Moncayo, to fight against drug trafficking mafias and eight local gangs.