Noboa, who will have a mandate of just 16 months to complete the 2021-2025 period in place of Guillermo Lasso, will take office on Thursday.

Once the president is sworn in on November 23, he will immediately submit to the National Assembly a proposal to ease the electrical emergency and another one to address the fiscal deficit through a tax reform.

Assembly members Valentina Centeno and Jonathan Parra, from the ruling National Democratic Action bloc, made the announcement, hoping to begin the parliamentary procedures for these measures next Tuesday, November 28th.

El Universo newspaper reported that Noboa will communicate the scope of the measures and the reasons for the state of emergency: the economic crisis, the possible effects of the El Niño climate phenomenon and the wave of violence that affects productivity, .

Ecuador has become one of the most violent countries in Latin America. Over six thousand violent deaths have been reported this year, which represents one of the greatest challenges for the new administration.

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