Gissela Garzón admits politicization of institutions and internal differences in RC5

In a recent interview, Assemblywoman Gisela Garzón, a leading figure in the Citizens' Revolution (RC), addressed the position of her movement before the Constitutional Court after the contradictory statements of its leaders.

While former dictator Rafael Correa described the Court as a “sewer,” Viviana Veloz, president of the National Assembly, expressed confidence in its institutionality.

Gissela Garzón admits politicization of institutions and internal differences in RC5

When

asked about this apparent contradiction, Garzón answered that they “independently hold political positions” and acknowledged that there are “closed debates” on these issues within the movement

The legislator stressed that State institutions are “politicized” by nature, although she added that they are not necessarily partisan. However, he admitted that within RC “we have always thought differently” and that decisions are made “organically”.

Viviana Veloz, President of the National Assembly

These statements contrast with the usual discourse of the Citizens' Revolution, which often denounces politicization in State institutions when they act against their interests. This, despite the fact that the bench tries to project an image of unity, while dealing with tensions in

its structure.

Garzón's statement that “all State institutions are politicized” could also be interpreted as a justification for the political instrumentalization that has been pointed out in past governments, particularly during the term of Rafael Correa, when the independence of powers and the use of institutions for partisan purposes were questioned