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An “ordinary” request: Correa asks all his ministers to hand in their letters of resignation
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has called for the resignation of all his ministers, “an ordinary practice” as the Executive is set to evaluate the state of things, the National Secretariat of Communication (Secom) said Wednesday. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesSo has he handed his resignation in?
Dec 02nd, 2016 - 02:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0He's the problem.
What choice do the buggers have ? if they don't resign he'll just fire them..
Dec 05th, 2016 - 08:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0anyway, if ”some ministers “are specialists in the field,” that implies that many aren't.....so why did they ever occupy those posts in the first place ? easily explained by Latin-American practices...
@ Jack Bauer
Dec 05th, 2016 - 10:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0In the UK ministers almost never have any specialist knowledge of their area, and are often moved around in reshuffles. They are just supposed to provide overall direction and leave the details to the experts. It sounds like the system in Ecuador is a bit different though. Do ministers in Brazil usually have any kind of specialist knowledge?
@DT
Dec 07th, 2016 - 09:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Very few are experts in the ministries they head. Today, virtually only the Finance Minister, Henrique Meirelles, and the Minister of Justice....and I believe Griculture too....but 3 in 25 is pretty insignificant. Even the presidencies of State-run companies - until recently - went to cronies, and we all saw where that got us (Petrobras). In Brazil it's all about rewarding your political allies and friends and paying back favours by handing out high posts.....and obviously, what can be gained once you put all your friends in high places.
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