In Ecuador, another monument of Néstor Kirchner will be deleted because it does not "represent its values"

March 14, 2019

The President of Ecuador, Lenin Moreno, announced it. In addition, he said the country will leave Unasur.

The The President of Ecuador, Lenin Moreno, announced on national television that leaves the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) and withdraws the statue of Néstor Kirchner because "does not represent values ​​and ethic"Of their peoples.

On his decision to leave Unasur, he said: "It has become a political platform that has destroyed the dream of integration that they have sold us. And do you know why? Because some irresponsible leaders have been fascinated by the appointment of their friends to the secretariat, reproducing again the worst vices of socialism of the 21st century. Therefore, in practice, the doors of the organization were closed.

In addition, he said that since More than a year ago, half of the Member States neither participate in nor contribute to the organization. In addition, he said that the secretariat had been deserted for more than two years and that staff had decreased considerably.

Cristina Kirchner returned to Cuba for health reasons regarding her daughter Florencia

In the same vein, the President announced that he would formally request UNASUR to return to Ecuador the building he had built in Quito, where he had promised to create a new building. native university.

"As legitimate owners, we have asked for the return to Ecuador of the building, of course, with absolute respect for legal procedures, as we have always acted," he said.

And he said that he would remove the statue of the former president of this building. "Néstor Kirchner does not represent the values ​​and ethics of our peoplesHe added: "South America has a group of heroes and heroes who represent us. "

It is not the first time that Lenin Moreno manifests his repudiation of Kirchner. In August 2018, the National Assembly of Ecuador approved by 72 votes in favor, 30 against and 9 abstentions, the removal of the bust of Néstor installed on the "Plaza Argentina" in Quito, the recital as a "symbol of corruption."

In the national chain, he also said that he should adopt a new path: "If any of the routes used fails because it has ceased to represent the states' aspirationwe must have the historical sense to learn from and start a new path. "