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In final debate, Ecuador’s presidential candidates tackle crime, economy
1 year, 2 months ago

In final debate, Ecuador’s presidential candidates tackle crime, economy

Al Jazeera  

Left-leaning candidate Luisa González and centrist Daniel Noboa face off ahead of the October 15 run-off election. Quito, Ecuador – The final two Ecuadorian presidential candidates, Luisa González and Daniel Noboa, have faced each other in the last debate before the run-off election on October 15. “In a 17-month government, we need to address the urgencies: lower violence youth unemployment …

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Ecuador holds 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate as violence weighs on nation
1 year, 4 months ago

Ecuador holds 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate as violence weighs on nation

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador will hold six Colombian men for at least a month as the country probes their involvement in the slaying of a presidential candidate whose life’s work was fighting crime and corruption, the national prosecutor’s office said Friday. Villavicencio was not a front-runner in the race, but his assassination in broad daylight less than two weeks before …

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Ecuador arrests six Colombians as suspects in slaying of anti-corruption presidential candidate
1 year, 4 months ago

Ecuador arrests six Colombians as suspects in slaying of anti-corruption presidential candidate

Associated Press  

QUITO, Ecuador — The six men arrested as suspects in the assassination of an anti-corruption Ecuadorian presidential candidate are Colombian nationals, a police report said Thursday as authorities investigated the motive for a crime that shocked a nation already reeling from a surge in drug-related violence. Villavicencio had said he was threatened by affiliates of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, one of …

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Ecuador arrests six Colombians in slaying of anti-corruption presidential candidate
1 year, 4 months ago

Ecuador arrests six Colombians in slaying of anti-corruption presidential candidate

LA Times  

Fernando Villavicencio was killed by a gunman at a political rally in Quito, the capital of Ecuador, where drug trafficking and violence have surged. The six men arrested as suspects in the assassination of an anti-corruption Ecuadorean presidential candidate are Colombian nationals, a police report said Thursday as authorities investigated the motive for a crime that shocked a nation already …

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Anti-corruption presidential candidate in Ecuador is assassinated at campaign event
1 year, 4 months ago

Anti-corruption presidential candidate in Ecuador is assassinated at campaign event

LA Times  

Fernando Villavicencio was killed by a gunman at a political rally in Quito, the capital of Ecuador, where drug trafficking and violence have surged. Presidential candidate in Ecuador is assassinated at campaign event An Ecuadorean presidential candidate known for speaking up against corruption was shot and killed Wednesday at a political rally in the capital amid a wave of startling …

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Eight presidential candidates enter Ecuador’s early election race
1 year, 6 months ago

Eight presidential candidates enter Ecuador’s early election race

Al Jazeera  

Eight presidential candidates have registered to face off when Ecuadoreans head to the polls for early elections on August 20. The polls will cap an extraordinary series of events that saw President Guillermo Lasso dissolve the opposition-controlled National Assembly and cut his own term short instead of facing impeachment proceedings. Luisa Gonzalez: The Citizen Revolution Movement, a party founded by …

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How youth, women could decide Ecuador’s next president
3 years, 9 months ago

How youth, women could decide Ecuador’s next president

Al Jazeera  

Two presidential candidates, Andres Arauz and Guillermo Lasso, begin final stretch of campaigning on Tuesday ahead of April runoff. Quito, Ecuador – Ecuador’s two final presidential hopefuls are beginning the last stretch of the official election campaign on Tuesday, only weeks before voters return to the polls for an April 11 runoff. Arauz secured 32.72 percent support in last month’s …

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Polls close in Ecuador’s tight presidential election
3 years, 10 months ago

Polls close in Ecuador’s tight presidential election

Al Jazeera  

Polls have closed in Ecuador after voters headed out in large numbers to pick a new president in an election held under the shadow of a severe economic crisis and discontent over the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Sunday’s vote will see the South American nation’s 13.1 million voters choose a successor to unpopular socialist President Lenin Moreno, as well …

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Ecuador to vote amid economic crisis and widespread discontent
3 years, 10 months ago

Ecuador to vote amid economic crisis and widespread discontent

Al Jazeera  

Economy and handling of COVID-19 pandemic figure largely on minds of voters ahead of February 7 presidential polls. Quito, Ecuador – Ecuadorians will head to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president amid widespread discontent over the country’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, an economic crisis worsened by COVID-19, and several corruption scandals. “The political debate is centred …

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