Verónica Abad Rojas
Verónica Abad Rojas (born 1976 or 1977) is an Ecuadorian businesswoman and political candidate.
Early life
Abad was born in Cuenca.[1]
Career
Abad began in politics when she participated at the 2006 Ecuadorian local elections.[2]
Abad is the founder of the Network of Women Directors and has worked on international projects to support entrepreneurship, especially for young people and women.[3]
Abad worked at the Secretary against Child Malnutrition between 2020 and 2022.[2]
In the 2023 Ecuadorian local elections, Abad was candidate for Mayor of Cuenca for the AMIGO Movement.[4]
In the 2023 Ecuadorian general election, Abad is the running mate of presidential candidate Daniel Noboa and they unexpectedly advanced to the run-off election.[5] They are running under the National Democratic Action ticket.[6]
Political positions
Abad opposes abortion, LGBTQ+ rights and feminism.[2] She claims to defend freedom of religion, individual rights, private property, small government and free market.[7] She has also shown sympathy for far-right politicians and political parties like Donald Trump, Jair Bolsonaro and spanish party Vox.[7]
Personal life
She is a mother and grandmother.[4] Abad is a Christian.[8]
References
- ^ "Verónica Abad, la empresaria que acompaña a Daniel Noboa en el camino a Carondelet". Teleamazonas (in Spanish). 2023-08-22. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- ^ a b c Vaca, Stefanía (29 August 2023). "¿Quién es Verónica Abad, candidata a la vicepresidencia?" (in Spanish). GK. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Quién es Verónica Abad, la candidata a la Vicepresidencia junto a Daniel Noboa". Metro Ecuador (in Spanish). 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- ^ a b "Verónica Abad, para la Alcaldía de Cuenca: "Seguridad, libertad y dignidad es lo que quiero para Cuenca"". Metro Ecuador (in Spanish). 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- ^ NTN24. ""La antigua clase política no dio resultados": Verónica Abad, fórmula vicepresidencial de Daniel Noboa, en entrevista con NTN24 | NTN24.COM". NTN24 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Este es el programa de Daniel Noboa para derrotar al correísmo en la segunda vuelta de la elección presidencial de Ecuador, el 15 de octubre - CNN Video, retrieved 2023-09-06
- ^ a b "Verónica Abad, pro vida y a favor de VOX, es el binomio de Daniel Noboa" (in Spanish). La Republica. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Verónica Abad, compañera de Daniel Noboa, se encargará de temas sobre migrantes, en caso de ganar las elecciones". El Universo (in Spanish). 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
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