Quito mayor and vice mayor absent for campaign; 11 councilors on leave

Quito's mayor and vice mayor are absent due to electoral campaign, and leave has been approved for eleven councilors, requiring alternates to assume duties to keep the Metropolitan Council operational. This is a routine administrative measure during an election period, with no major policy shift indicated.

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