President Daniel Noboa proposed the Secretary General of Public Administration, Cynthia Gellibert, as his best option to assume the Acting Vice Presidency for the remainder of his current term. The statement was made on March 28, in the context of the electoral campaign that will lead him to temporarily step down from the position.
Gellibert had already been appointed acting vice president in January, following the temporary absence of Verónica Abad, who faces a two-year suspension of her political rights. Noboa highlighted Gellibert's work as part of his trusted team and emphasized her role in the continuity of the government project.
The president ruled out the possibility of delegating the Presidency to Abad, stating that "she is already dismissed" and calling her a "traitor" in reference to the legal process against her. The sanction was imposed by the Electoral Dispute Tribunal following a complaint of gender political violence filed by Chancellor Gabriela Sommerfeld.
