For the 39-year-old Vikun, 70 MPs voted. At the same time, 17 deputies opposed and 19 abstained. In the past, she served as Minister of Urban Development and Housing.
As reported on Sunday, January 7, El Universo, referring to the data of the National Assembly of the country, the new vice-president will hold this post until 2021.
At the same time, the Ecuadorian parliament yesterday considered three candidates for the post of vice-president.
In addition to Vicuna, the position was claimed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the country Maria Fernanda Espinosa and Minister of Justice Rosana Alvarado.
Recall that in October last year, Vice President Jorge Glass was removed from office due to a corruption scandal, and later convicted, then Vicuna was appointed and. vice president of the country As reported URA-Inforim, in April 2017 in Ecuador, protests began after the victory in the presidential election of a candidate from the current government of ex-vice-president of the country Lenin Moreno.