Featured image: Poster on Lenin Moreno commemorating May 1st Workers Day and showing him sleeping. Photo courtesy of @vdarqueaj.
This Wednesday, April 5, during his participation in the Defense of Democracy in the Americas forum, LenĂn Moreno, outgoing president of Ecuador, criticized his fellow Ecuadorians while recounting an anecdote.
âAt some point a person told me in an upfront manner as people are do: ‘I wish we had a better president.’ I said to him: ‘I wish I had better people too.'” The outgoing president of Ecuador made the comment at the forum that brings together right-wing presidents and former presidents in Miami, USA.
Alguien que humilla al pueblo ecuatoriano con sus expresiones, merece todo nuestro desprecio y rechazo.
Pensaba que Lenin Moreno sufrĂa un problema psicolĂłgico, pero tambiĂŠn padece de maldad en el alma y eso es mĂĄs grave todavĂa. SerĂa mejor que se quede en EEUU y no vuelva mĂĄs. pic.twitter.com/YwstCXLtuU
— Mauro Andino Espinoza (@mauroandinoe) May 6, 2021
For his part, Freddy CarriĂłn, ombudsman, said “it is not fair for a people as noble as the Ecuadorian to have had to endure so many misfortunes together, including you, LenĂn , who have been the worst.”
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Reactions on social media networks
The controversial comment made this Wednesday, was widely shared on social media networks with responses of indignation and criticism towards the former president, LenĂn Moreno, who reaches the end of his term with an approval rating in single digits.
“When a president looks down on his own people, that just shows that he is a disgusting person!” commented Raul (@malgraviahh).
LenĂn Moreno: "Alguien me dijo ojalĂĄ tuviĂŠramos un mejor presidente. Yo le dije: ojalĂĄ tuviera yo un mejor pueblo tambiĂŠnâ
Cuando un presidente ve con desprecio a su propio pueblo eso solo significa que es una asquerosidad de persona!— raul (@malgraviahhh) May 5, 2021
Sin lugar a dudas, Moreno #ElPeorPresidenteDeLaHistoria del Ecuador, es indiscutible. pic.twitter.com/Wbx5KQ98qy
— Ezequiel GuayĂąa (@TitoGuayna) May 6, 2021
El corolario de la estupidez de un gobernante terriblemente mediocre es decir sin tapujos:@Lenin âUna persona me lo manifestĂł de frente, ojalĂĄ tuviĂŠramos un mejor presidente, yo les dije ojalĂĄ tuviera un mejor pueblo tambiĂŠn… Bueno para no alargarles el cuento aquĂ me tienenâ.
— PaĂşl Bernardo (@Kyon_Diogenes) May 5, 2021
@Lenin dice "ojalĂĄ tuviera yo un mejor pueblo". Queda mĂĄs que comprobado que no tiene nada bueno que decir y lo dicen todo el tiempo.
PasarĂĄ a la historia como el presidente odiador del pueblo.— Ruthy (@ruthy2503) May 6, 2021
The outrage of the people who entrusted him with the reins of the Ecuadorian country, when they vote for him to govern in 2017, was expressed in their tweets.
“He will go down in history as a president hated by the people,” commented @Ruthy2503.
“So miserable LenĂn,” responded Ricardo Ulcuango, former ambassador of Ecuador and assembly member to the Parliament. “Your attitudes are unworthy of our noble people. A people suffered and were bled to death because of your government.”
Tal vez tiene razĂłn, un mejor pueblo lo hubiese sacado del poder y no permitirle que destruya todo el paĂs
— Bea (@BeaRivera2018) May 6, 2021
Moreno has stated on several occasions that he was dissatisfied with his presidency. In October 2019, during an interview with the German media DW, he stated âI don’t owe anything to anyone. I never wanted to be president of the Republic.”
In December 2020, in a dialogue with journalists, he stated that he never wanted to be a candidate. He also told the media NTN24 in February about his regret for “having accepted” the presidential candidacy.
Finally, his comments managed to place him in Ecuador’s Twitter trends with the hashtag #ElPeorPresidenteDeLaHistoria (the worst president in history).
đ¨#ElPeorPresidenteDeLaHistoriađ¨
AdquiĂŠralo pronto con rebaja y otras ofertas! đUna lectura crĂtica de los peores 4 aĂąos de la historia de Ecuador, antes que se vaya âŚ@LeninâŠđIngrese a la tienda âŚ@RutaKritica⊠en https://t.co/TtnUmdpMQk â¤ľď¸ pic.twitter.com/56GIPMXWiy— Ruta KrĂtica (@RutaKritica) May 2, 2021
https://twitter.com/mssgia_/status/1390120699264634882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1390120699264634882%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fredradiove.com%2Fpolemica-en-redes-lenin-moreno-dijo-que-ojala-tuviera-un-mejor-pueblo%2F
However, this was not the only striking statement by President Moreno. During his speech regarding the elimination of the fuel subsidy in 2019, he stated “in the end we got away with it a bit.” In July 2019, LenĂn Moreno introduced a scheme to increase fuel prices, at the direction of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The decision ignited large protests in Ecuador that were met with heavy police repression.
Featured image: Poster of LenĂn Moreno commemorating Workers’ Day on May 1, showing him sleeping. Photo courtesy of @vdarqueaj.
(RedRadioVE) by Patricia Ferrer, with Orinoco Tribune content
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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