Judge reinstates Ecuador’s vice president after deeming her suspension unconstitutional
Associated PressQUITO, Ecuador — An Ecuadorian judge on Monday reinstated Vice President Verónica Abad to her role and lifted the five-month suspension the Ministry of Labor had imposed on her for allegedly abandoning her duties. It’s the latest twist in a feud between Abad and President Daniel Noboa that began before they took office in November 2023. She has described her monthslong posting as “forced exile.” Abad filed a legal complaint in August accusing Noboa and other officials of gender-based violence. Abad argued that she arrived eight days after the order because she was not “properly prepared” for the trip and said Noboa’s government suggested “that I leave my children in Israel to go to Turkey alone.” The Ministry of Labor imposed the suspension without pay in early November.
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