Guillermo Lasso

Question: Who has sworn in as the President of Ecuador in May 2021?
(a) Guillermo Lasso
(b) Andres Arauz
(c) Lenin Moreno
(d) Yaku Perez
Answer: (a)
Related facts:

  • On 24 May 2021, Guillermo Lasso assumed the office of the President of Ecuador.
  • He is the country’s first right-wing president in 14 years.
  • Guillermo Lasso,leader of centre-right CREO party had won Ecuador’s Presidential Elections 2021 with over 52 per cent of votes against Andres Arauz.
  • Ecuador is a country straddling the equator on South America’s west coast.

Links:
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/lasso-inaugurated-as-first-right-wing-ecuador-president-in-14-years-14878410