The president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboaand the former president Rafael Correa They staged a crossing at The discussion escalated when the current president recalled cases of corruption that have marked the Correísta administration.
On the night of December 8, President Noboa published a thread on X to report on what he considers progress in his administration. Among the highlights he mentioned the increase in international reserves, which almost doubled in less than a year, going from USD 4,454 million in December 2023 to USD 8,645 million in November 2024.
Noboa also highlighted an 8.5% increase in exports until September 2024, a 7.1% growth in oil revenues and a record sales during Black Friday, with an increase of 46.9% compared to the previous year. . Furthermore, he stated that his government recovered the Banco del Pacífico and criticized the previous management of this institution, a fact that he indirectly linked to Correism.
Hours later, at 5:29 am on December 9, Correa He reacted to Noboa’s thread with a publication in which he disqualified the achievements presented by the president: “The nonsense that Noboa maintains to show the ‘success’ of his Government is not even said by a five-year-old child. Anyway… #TheCorruptsAlwaysWereThem,” tweeted the former president, sentenced for corruption, a fugitive from Ecuadorian justice and with asylum in Belgium.
Less than 20 minutes later, Noboa responded: “Since your only vice is reading, please tell me if we send a copy of these documents to Belgium, Mexico or Venezuela for you to read.“wrote the president, accompanying his message with a list of corruption cases involving the former president and his close circle.
Among the links cited by Noboa include the sentence for bribery in the Bribery Casewhich also involved former vice president Jorge Glas, with final sentences, imprisoned and investigated for embezzlement and intimidation, and former minister Walter Solís, a refugee in Mexico and also convicted of corruption; a audit of the Pacific Refinery that identified irregularities for more than USD 1.2 billion; and the Manabí Reconstruction Casein which Glas was prosecuted again. Furthermore, he mentioned the Metastasis caserelated to the management of the justice system during Correismo, and the report on “The invisible houses” in Manabí and Esmeraldas.
The president also recalled the revocation of Correa’s US visa, recalling that that decision was based on the former president’s links to corruption cases.
At 7:13 am, Correa he replied again, this time more personally. “Little one: Don’t be RIDICULOUS and better just dedicate yourself to carpentry. #LosCorruptosAlwaysWereThem” (sic.), he wrote. Correa He joked about a phrase he said Noboa on November 9 at a public event. Then, Noboa said “having the vigor of a carpenter” because: “we hit at least three sticks”, this as a colloquial metaphor for the drive and strength of his government.
Daniel Noboa, the youngest president in the history of Ecuador, has faced criticism from Correismo since almost the beginning of his administration. When Noboa assumed his bench in the legislature he allied himself with that of Correism, but that alliance did not last. For its part, Correabased in Belgium After a judicial conviction, he still maintains influence in Ecuadorian politics through social networks and political allies.
The crossing of words between Noboa y Correa shows the tensions between both leaders, especially in the face of the next electoral campaign. According to the latest opinion polls, Noboa leads the intention of votes followed by the correísta, Luisa Gonzalez.
