Ecuador president Noboa again names an interim vice-president amid ongoing spat

3/1/2025 7:19

Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa has decreed that Planning Minister Sariha Moya act as interim vice-president until Vice President Veronica Abad

arrives in Turkey to represent the country there, the minister of government said on Thursday, the latest development in a long spat between Noboa and Abad.

The labor ministry suspended Abad, who is also the nation's ambassador to Israel, from her post in November, accusing her of committing a serious disciplinary offense by not complying with an order to travel to Turkey due to security concerns during the conflict in Gaza.



A court then overturned the suspension in December and the same day Noboa ordered Abad to go to Turkey to act as temporary counselor at the country's embassy there.



Noboa has designated Moya, who he previously tapped as temporary vice president, to once again act as interim until January 22 or when Abad arrives in Turkey, minister of government Jose De La Gasca said during a press conference.