Ecuador's Vice President Announces Resignation
Muhammad Irfan Published July 07, 2020 | 10:50 PM
BUENOS AIRES (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th July, 2020) Ecuadorean Vice President Otto Sonnenholzner has announced on Tuesday his decision to step down after a year and a half in office.
"This is not an easy decision, it would be more convenient to stay here [in office], but I have never done what is convenient for me, so I decided to leave," Sonnenholzner said in a video address.
The vice president pledged that he would continue fighting against corruption and poverty in Ecuador even after the resignation.�
Sonnenholzner was appointed as the Ecuadorean vice president in December 2018 and became the third vice president during President Lenin Moreno's term.
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