Ecuador's Vice President Announces Resignation

BUENOS AIRES (Pakistan Point 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.