After the assassination of a candidate who took on drug cartels, Ecuador is in shock
1 year, 7 months ago

After the assassination of a candidate who took on drug cartels, Ecuador is in shock

NPR  

After the assassination of a candidate who took on drug cartels, Ecuador is in shock Enlarge this image toggle caption Rodrigo Buendia/AFP via Getty Images Rodrigo Buendia/AFP via Getty Images LIMA, Peru — For years, Ecuador has experienced vicious political infighting, including coups and the persecution and exile of opponents and critical journalists. Enlarge this image toggle caption Rodrigo Buendia/AFP via Getty Images Rodrigo Buendia/AFP via Getty Images More than a dozen shots rang out as he boarded an SUV. Enlarge this image toggle caption Rodrigo Buendia/AFP via Getty Images Rodrigo Buendia/AFP via Getty Images Villavicencio's assassination came after two years of rising violence in Ecuador, as the Choneros clashed with rival gangs, including one called the Chone Killers, for control of the cocaine routes out of the Andean nation, including through Guayaquil, the country's largest Pacific port. Enlarge this image toggle caption Rodrigo Buendia/AFP via Getty Images Rodrigo Buendia/AFP via Getty Images "Ecuador's security forces are not ready to deal with this kind of threat," says Hurtado.

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Ecuadorian president offers carte blanche to police and military after attack kills 22 in Guayaquil
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Ecuadorian president offers carte blanche to police and military after attack kills 22 in Guayaquil

CNN  

CNN — Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has granted preemptive pardons for police and military personnel responding to an armed attack that killed at least 22 in the southern city of Guayaquil yesterday. “Defend the country, I will defend you.” It’s not the first time the increasingly hardline Noboa has offered pardons to security officers fighting crime in Ecuador, even before …

Inside Ecuador’s efforts to curb gang violence
3 weeks ago

Inside Ecuador’s efforts to curb gang violence

CNN  

Guayaquil, Ecuador CNN — The convoy moves fast — half a dozen unmarked pickups and SUVs, plates ripped off, weaving and speeding through traffic. The mix of gangs, drugs and public safety are driving rising migration from Ecuador and all of that offers opportunities for President Daniel Noboa to ask for help from the US and President Donald Trump. Alex …

Inside Ecuador’s efforts to curb gang violence
3 weeks ago

Inside Ecuador’s efforts to curb gang violence

CNN  

Guayaquil, Ecuador CNN — The convoy moves fast — half a dozen unmarked pickups and SUVs, plates ripped off, weaving and speeding through traffic. The mix of gangs, drugs and public safety are driving rising migration from Ecuador and all of that offers opportunities for President Daniel Noboa to ask for help from the US and President Donald Trump. Alex …

Ecuador will seek foreign military aid to combat drug cartels as violence surges
1 month ago

Ecuador will seek foreign military aid to combat drug cartels as violence surges

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa on Wednesday took another step in his effort to enlist foreign military assistance to combat the drug cartels and organized crime groups that have been behind the escalation in violent crime over the past four years. Under Noboa’s watch, the homicide rate dropped from 46.18 per 100,000 people in 2023 to 38.76 per …

Hitmen target anti-drug chief in violence-torn Ecuador
1 month, 1 week ago

Hitmen target anti-drug chief in violence-torn Ecuador

Firstpost  

According to police, Colonel Porfirio Cedeno, who oversaw an air force special operations team, was shot many times while on his way to a military celebration in Guayaquil Members of the Armed Forces guard the morgue of Guayaquil, Ecuador. According to police, Colonel Porfirio Cedeno, who oversaw an air force special operations team, was shot many times while on his …

Hitmen target anti-drug chief in violence-torn Ecuador
1 month, 1 week ago

Hitmen target anti-drug chief in violence-torn Ecuador

Firstpost  

According to police, Colonel Porfirio Cedeno, who oversaw an air force special operations team, was shot many times while on his way to a military celebration in Guayaquil Members of the Armed Forces guard the morgue of Guayaquil, Ecuador. According to police, Colonel Porfirio Cedeno, who oversaw an air force special operations team, was shot many times while on his …

Ecuador's economy and security crisis dominate election campaigns
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ecuador's economy and security crisis dominate election campaigns

Firstpost  

Concerns about the sputtering economy and cartel territorial battles have dominated the campaigns, transforming Ecuador from one of the world’s safest countries into one of the most dangerous A National Electoral Council employee helps to load electoral kits at a distribution center, in preparation for the general election, in Quito, Ecuador. Concerns about the sputtering economy and cartel territorial battles …

Ecuador's organized crime and energy crises are at stake in the presidential election
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ecuador's organized crime and energy crises are at stake in the presidential election

NPR  

Ecuador's organized crime and energy crises are at stake in the presidential election On Sunday Ecuador holds the first round of a Presidential election dominated by the issues of economic insecurity and rising drug gang violence. Tomorrow, Ecuadorians vote for a new president who can tackle Ecuador's failing economy, its high murder rate and an energy crisis so severe, many …

Ecuador votes for a new president after years of violence and blackouts
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ecuador votes for a new president after years of violence and blackouts

CNN  

CNN — Ecuadorian voters are preparing to cast their ballots for a new president for the second time in 18 months amid an unprecedented security crisis in the country. The incumbent president has also called for further investment in public infrastructure, and has aimed to eliminate what he calls Ecuador’s “uncontrollable deficit” through an increase in Value-Added Tax. Noboa’s main …

Ecuadorian voters, many of them crime victims, head to the polls for presidential election
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ecuadorian voters, many of them crime victims, head to the polls for presidential election

Associated Press  

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — People on the streets of Ecuador can rattle off the places they have encountered criminals: On the bus, at the park, on the sidewalk, in a cab, by the mall, next to a restaurant. “I still don’t know who to vote for.” Hurtado, 23, said she remains skeptical of Noboa because of her experiences since he became …

A referendum on crime? What to know about Ecuador’s presidential election
1 month, 2 weeks ago

A referendum on crime? What to know about Ecuador’s presidential election

Al Jazeera  

President Daniel Noboa hopes to secure a full four-year term but faces concerns over high crime and economic issues. In Sunday’s race, Noboa will face off against 15 contenders, including left-wing lawmaker Luisa Gonzalez, his main competition in the last election. President Noboa was first elected in October 2023 after his predecessor Guillermo Lasso, faced with impeachment proceedings, invoked a …

Ecuadorian voters, many of them crime victims, head to the polls for presidential election
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ecuadorian voters, many of them crime victims, head to the polls for presidential election

CNN  

Guayaquil, Ecuador AP — People on the streets of Ecuador can rattle off the places they have encountered criminals: On the bus, at the park, on the sidewalk, in a cab, by the mall, next to a restaurant. I still don’t know who to vote for.” Hurtado, 23, said she remains skeptical of Noboa because of her experiences since he …

Presidente de Ecuador propone prisión preventiva obligatoria por terrorismo, en medio de campaña
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Presidente de Ecuador propone prisión preventiva obligatoria por terrorismo, en medio de campaña

Associated Press  

QUITO — A un día de que concluya la campaña electoral, el presidente de Ecuador Daniel Noboa, quien busca un nuevo mandato en los comicios del domingo, envió a la Corte Constitucional un pedido de reforma parcial a la Constitución para que la medida cautelar de prisión preventiva sea obligatoria en los casos de implicados de terrorismo y crimen organizado. …

Convicted instigators in murder of Ecuador presidential candidate get 34-year prison sentences
8 months, 1 week ago

Convicted instigators in murder of Ecuador presidential candidate get 34-year prison sentences

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — The two instigators of the 2023 assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio were sentenced on Friday to 34 years and eight months in prison. Villavicencio, 59, was killed by gunmen on motorcycles last Aug. 9 as he left a school in Ecuador’s capital, Quito, after a campaign rally. According to the prosecutor’s office, one of the …

Five jailed for 2023 murder of Ecuador presidential candidate
8 months, 1 week ago

Five jailed for 2023 murder of Ecuador presidential candidate

Al Jazeera  

Former journalist Fernando Villavicencio’s family and friends have urged an investigation into who ordered his killing. A court in Ecuador has handed down prison sentences of 12 to 34 years to five people found guilty of conspiring to murder presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. According to the attorney general’s office, Carlos Edwin Angulo Lara, known as ‘El Invisible’, gave the order …

Trial begins in Ecuador over murder of presidential candidate Villavicencio
9 months ago

Trial begins in Ecuador over murder of presidential candidate Villavicencio

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ecuador’s highest court put five …

Ecuadorians wanted an action man. President Noboa has fulfilled that role — embassy raid included
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ecuadorians wanted an action man. President Noboa has fulfilled that role — embassy raid included

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — While world leaders have expressed shock and bewilderment over Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa’s decision to raid Mexico’s embassy last Friday, the extraordinarily unusual move — and Noboa’s relative silence about it — is unlikely to hurt him with his constituents. “ a very powerful image boost.” Police attempt to break into the Mexican embassy in Quito, Ecuador, …

Before Ecuadorian police broke into Mexican Embassy, governments were feuding over election, asylum
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Before Ecuadorian police broke into Mexican Embassy, governments were feuding over election, asylum

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Here's what happened ahead of the raid: Dec. 17, …

International leaders condemn Ecuador after police break into the Mexican Embassy in Quito
11 months, 2 weeks ago

International leaders condemn Ecuador after police break into the Mexican Embassy in Quito

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — The global condemnation of Ecuador’s government for its decision to break into the Mexican Embassy snowballed Sunday with more presidents and other leaders expressing disapproval, shock and dismay. Alicia Bárcena, Mexico’s secretary of foreign relations, thanked the returning diplomats “for defending our embassy in Quito even at the risk of their own physical well-being.” “Not even the …

Latin American countries condemn Ecuador raid on Mexico embassy
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Latin American countries condemn Ecuador raid on Mexico embassy

Al Jazeera  

Nicaragua joins Mexico in severing ties with Ecuador after its security forces stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Vice President Jorge Glas. Governments across Latin America have rallied around Mexico after security forces in Ecuador stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest a controversial politician who had been granted political asylum there. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, …

Ecuadorian police broke into Mexico’s embassy, sparking outrage. Why is this such a big deal?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ecuadorian police broke into Mexico’s embassy, sparking outrage. Why is this such a big deal?

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Diplomatic relations between Mexico and Ecuador dramatically imploded after Ecuadorian police burst into Mexico’s embassy in Quito and arrested Jorge Glas, Ecuador’s former vice president. “We are deeply shocked by the British government’s threats against the sovereignty of the Ecuadorian embassy and their suggestion that they may forcibly enter the embassy,” said Ecuador’s government at the time. …

Will break diplomatic ties with Ecuador, says Mexican President
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Will break diplomatic ties with Ecuador, says Mexican President

The Hindu  

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrado said on Friday, April 6, 2024, that his country will break diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into Mexican embassy in Quito. The announcement came after Ecuadorian police officers forcibly broke into the Mexican embassy in Quito, detaining former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, who was seeking political asylum there, as a diplomatic …

Mexico severs diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police storm its embassy to arrest politician
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico severs diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police storm its embassy to arrest politician

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — Mexico’s government severed diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into the Mexican Embassy to arrest a former Ecuadorian vice president, an extraordinary use of force that shocked and mystified regional leaders and diplomats. This is totally outside the norm.” Police attempt to break into the Mexican embassy in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, April 5, 2024, following Mexico’s …

Mexico breaks ties with Ecuador after police storm its embassy in Quito to arrest politician
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico breaks ties with Ecuador after police storm its embassy in Quito to arrest politician

LA Times  

A military vehicle transports former Ecuadorean Vice President Jorge Glas from the detention center where he was held after police broke into the Mexican Embassy to arrest him in Quito on Saturday. Mexico’s government ended diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into the Mexican Embassy to arrest a former Ecuadorean vice president, an extraordinary use of force that shocked …

Ecuador: 5 tourists kidnapped, killed by 'rival gangsters'
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Ecuador: 5 tourists kidnapped, killed by 'rival gangsters'

Firstpost  

Six adults and a child were abducted on Friday when about 20 attackers broke into a hotel in the southern Ecuadorian beach town of Ayampe, according to local police chief Richard Vaca The assailants "apparently mistook them for adversaries" from a rival drug gang, said Vaca.President Daniel Noboa said one person has been arrested so far in the case and …

Five suspects in the assassination of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate will stand trial
1 year ago

Five suspects in the assassination of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate will stand trial

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A judge ruled Wednesday that …

Ecuador: Under Fire
1 year, 1 month ago

Ecuador: Under Fire

Al Jazeera  

People & Power investigates the causes of Ecuador’s deepening violence. The dramatic takeover of a public TV station by masked gunmen and prison riots in January 2024 shocked a country already struggling with historically high crime and murder rates. The violence during the last election campaign, including the killing of a presidential candidate, made headlines around the world. Following the …

No ‘clear way out’: How Ecuador descended into gang violence
1 year, 1 month ago

No ‘clear way out’: How Ecuador descended into gang violence

Al Jazeera  

Experts trace the root causes of Ecuador’s spiralling violence, as President Daniel Noboa leads a crackdown on gangs. “Ecuador is a small country in a violent neighbourhood, and it’s become a key part of global narco-trafficking networks,” said Will Freeman, a fellow for Latin America studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, a US-based think tank. As Ecuador’s prominence in …

Soldiers raid Ecuador prison as two arrested for prosecutor’s murder
1 year, 2 months ago

Soldiers raid Ecuador prison as two arrested for prosecutor’s murder

Al Jazeera  

The government crackdown on gangs face fierce retaliation as violence rages in the country. Ecuador’s security forces have stormed a major prison complex as part of a “war” between the government and powerful criminal gangs as police arrested the suspected killers of a prosecutor. Hundreds of soldiers and police launched an operation on Thursday in a vast penitentiary complex in …

Ecuadorian prosecutor investigating TV studio attack shot dead
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuadorian prosecutor investigating TV studio attack shot dead

Firstpost  

In a brutal intensification of the ongoing “war” between the government and criminal organizations, the prosecutor looking into a spectacular armed assault by gangsters on live television was shot and killed on Wednesday, according to officials. The government last week declared war on powerful drug gangs, who in turn threatened to execute civilians and security forces and carried out a …

Ecuador prosecutor investigating gang attack on TV studio shot dead
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuador prosecutor investigating gang attack on TV studio shot dead

Al Jazeera  

A prosecutor investigating an on-air attack on a public television station last week has been shot dead in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest city. Prosecutor Cesar Suarez, who earlier investigated some other high-profile cases, was shot on Wednesday while driving, according to Attorney General Diana Salazar. “Organised crime groups, criminals, terrorists will not stop our commitment to society,” she said in a …

The Take: Ecuador’s president declared a war on gangs. Can it succeed?
1 year, 2 months ago

The Take: Ecuador’s president declared a war on gangs. Can it succeed?

Al Jazeera  

President Daniel Noboa’s crackdown on gangs has curbed violence in Ecuador – but has the country become a narco-state? President Daniel Noboa says the country is in a state of war with gangs. In this episode: Alessandro Rampietti, Al Jazeera English correspondent for the Andes Marcel Mettelsiefen, Director, Ecuador: A Narco State Episode credits: This episode was produced by Ashish …

Prosecutor in the TV studio attack is shot dead in Ecuador's most dangerous city
1 year, 2 months ago

Prosecutor in the TV studio attack is shot dead in Ecuador's most dangerous city

NPR  

Prosecutor in the TV studio attack is shot dead in Ecuador's most dangerous city Enlarge this image toggle caption Dolores Ochoa/AP Dolores Ochoa/AP QUITO, Ecuador — A prosecutor investigating a dramatic attack on the set of a public television channel last week was shot to death Wednesday in Guayaquil, the most dangerous city in Ecuador. Thirteen alleged perpetrators have been …

The violence of the drug trade has arrived in what were once Latin America's safest countries
1 year, 2 months ago

The violence of the drug trade has arrived in what were once Latin America's safest countries

ABC  

On Tuesday afternoon, viewers of El Noticiero, one of Ecuador's most popular TV news programs, were greeted with an alarming sight. Key points: Ecuador's president has declared war on the country's drug gangs, after the leader of Los Choneros escaped from prison Gang members have staged riots in response, holding prison guards hostage and storming a TV studio during a …

A Spike in Violence Rattles Ecuador as Nightclub Arson Kills 2 and False Bomb Sparks Evacuation
1 year, 2 months ago

A Spike in Violence Rattles Ecuador as Nightclub Arson Kills 2 and False Bomb Sparks Evacuation

News 18  

A fake bomb threat rattled the capital of Ecuador on Thursday, sparking the mobilization of an anti-explosives unit to a bustling area, while authorities in a city west of Quito responded to a nightclub arson that killed two people as the South American country staggers under a spike in violence. Police said they were forced to evacuate people from Playón …

Drug cartel declares war on the government in Ecuador
1 year, 2 months ago

Drug cartel declares war on the government in Ecuador

Op India  

In Ecuador, several hundred soldiers patrolled the capital Quito, where residents were traumatised as an upsurge in violence shook the entire nation. President Daniel Noboa declared a state of emergency for 60 days and a night curfew on 8th January, but the gangs responded by declaring “war” and threatening to kill civilians and security forces. Just over two months after …

Ecuador Is 'In State of War' Against Cartels, President Daniel Noboa Says
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuador Is 'In State of War' Against Cartels, President Daniel Noboa Says

News 18  

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa said Wednesday the country was in “a state of war” against drug cartels who have carried out a wave of kidnappings and deadly attacks in response to government crackdown. The latest crisis began when authorities on Monday reported the prison escape of one of the country’s most powerful narco bosses, Jose Adolfo Macias, known by the …

Ecuador security forces conduct raids as prison guards remain hostage, President declares emergency
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuador security forces conduct raids as prison guards remain hostage, President declares emergency

India TV News  

Ecuador security forces conduct raids as prison guards remain hostage, President declares emergency Noboa has declared a 60-day state of emergency, sending the military onto the streets and naming 22 gangs as terrorist groups, and said on Wednesday that US aid was expected within days. Noboa has declared a 60-day state of emergency, sending the military onto the streets and …

Fito: The ‘most wanted’ drugs cartel kingpin who plunged Ecuador into national emergency
1 year, 2 months ago

Fito: The ‘most wanted’ drugs cartel kingpin who plunged Ecuador into national emergency

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A drug ganglord who …

Ecuador President orders gangs 'neutralised' after gunmen storm TV studio
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuador President orders gangs 'neutralised' after gunmen storm TV studio

The Hindu  

Ecuador's President gave orders on Tuesday to "neutralise" criminal gangs after gunmen stormed and opened fire in a TV studio, as bandits threatened random executions on a second day of terror in the country. After the escape of Jose Adolfo Macias, aka "Fito" — leader of Ecuador's biggest gang Los Choneros — Mr. Noboa on Monday declared a nationwide state …

Ecuador hunkers down for a government war on drug gangs after attack during live TV newscast
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuador hunkers down for a government war on drug gangs after attack during live TV newscast

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — Schools and stores sat shuttered, many people stayed home and soldiers roamed the streets of Ecuador’s biggest cities Wednesday, the day after armed men invaded a television station’s live afternoon newscast and the president told the security forces to wipe out the drug gangs terrorizing the country. Humberto Poggi del Salto, 50, a businessman in Guayaquil, urged …

Armed attack during live broadcast at Ecuadorian TV station. What's behind the spiraling violence?
1 year, 2 months ago

Armed attack during live broadcast at Ecuadorian TV station. What's behind the spiraling violence?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A group of armed, masked …

Ten killed, gangs unleash terror as Ecuador declares state of emergency
1 year, 2 months ago

Ten killed, gangs unleash terror as Ecuador declares state of emergency

Al Jazeera  

Gunmen storm TV station during live broadcast, more than 20 violent incidents reported as country lurches into crisis. At least 10 people have been killed in Ecuador in a series of attacks blamed on armed gangs, as the country plunges into chaos in what the new president has called an “internal armed conflict”. President Daniel Noboa, 36, declared a 60-day …

Ecuadorian TV studio taken over by gunmen after drug lord Adolfo Macías escapes jail
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuadorian TV studio taken over by gunmen after drug lord Adolfo Macías escapes jail

ABC  

Gunmen have stormed the set of a public television studio in Ecuador a day after the nation's president imposed a state of emergency in the wake of a powerful drug lord's prison break. Key points: A series of attacks around the country saw at least seven police officers abducted The leader of the Los Choneros gang, Adolfo Macias, was discovered …

A new wave of violence sweeps across Ecuador after a gang leader's apparent escape from prison
1 year, 2 months ago

A new wave of violence sweeps across Ecuador after a gang leader's apparent escape from prison

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ecuador was rocked by a …

Ecuador in state of emergency after drug boss’s prison break
1 year, 2 months ago

Ecuador in state of emergency after drug boss’s prison break

The Telegraph  

A notorious trafficking kingpin linked to the escalating drug gang war in Ecuador has broken out of prison, triggering a state of emergency and a wave of violence. Authorities in the once relatively peaceful South American country launched one of the biggest manhunts in its history after José Adolfo Macias Villamar, known as “Fito,” escaped in the port city of …

Amid escalating drug war, Ecuador goes to polls to elect new president
1 year, 5 months ago

Amid escalating drug war, Ecuador goes to polls to elect new president

Firstpost  

Ecuadorans vote for a new president Sunday in the midst of a bloody drug war and a rash of political assassinations that cut short the bid of a popular candidate Ecuadorans vote for a new president Sunday in the midst of a bloody drug war and a rash of political assassinations that cut short the bid of a popular candidate. …

How will the deaths of high-profile murder suspects tip Ecuador’s election?
1 year, 5 months ago

How will the deaths of high-profile murder suspects tip Ecuador’s election?

Al Jazeera  

Seven suspects in the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio have died in prison this month. “All the were Colombian nationals and were charged with the assassination of ex-presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio,” SNAI said in its press release. “If anything happens, they change their minds.” A tight election Maluk believes the fallout from the seven killings could weigh heavily on …

Ecuadorians are picking a new president, but their demands for safety will be hard to meet
1 year, 5 months ago

Ecuadorians are picking a new president, but their demands for safety will be hard to meet

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — The contest comes Sunday, and whoever wins the prize — a job that starts on Christmas — will face a difficult, if not impossible, task. “There’s nothing that fails like success,” said Lowell Gustafson, a Latin American politics professor at Villanova University. “Whoever wins this election is going to have to deal with this … but I …

Ecuadorians are picking a new president, but their demands for safety will be hard to meet
1 year, 5 months ago

Ecuadorians are picking a new president, but their demands for safety will be hard to meet

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “There’s nothing that fails like success,” said Lowell Gustafson, …

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