Lenin Moreno Takes Action Against Corruption In Ecuador

On September 2, 2017, Lenin Moreno completed his first one hundred days as President of Ecuador, during which he has shown openness to opposition parties, while being met with intense in-fighting within his own Alianza País party. Clearly, one of his most relevant actions has been taking a stance against the corruption in which Ecuador is immersed.

Under the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador, in concordance with the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, he considered that "corruption constitutes a constant threat to the stability and security of societies, by undermining the institutions and values of democracy, ethics and justice, compromising the State's resources, and fracturing the foundations of national political stability."