Jorge Guzmán Mancilla and his departure from Emelec: 'I would not sit down to talk with Roberto Ibáñez, he is a person alien to legality'

Former Emelec president Jorge Guzmán Mancilla expresses his rejection of a government decision that removed him from his position, labeling the process as unfair and questioning the legitimacy of the new candidate.

Jorge Guzmán Mancilla, the former president of the Club Sport Emelec, has been ousted from his position following a decision by Ecuador's Ministry of Education, Sports, and Culture that declared null the registration of his administration's directory. This decision was publicly announced on January 19, 2023, and led to the appointment of a new legal representative, Jorge Sánchez Cobo. Guzmán, who had won the presidency in February 2022, criticized this abrupt removal and raised concerns about the legitimacy of the electoral process.

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Jorge Guzmán Mancilla and his departure from Emelec: 'I would not sit down to talk with Roberto Ibáñez, he is a person alien to legality'

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