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Discouragement in conducting “Exit Polls” for Ecuadorian elections

“It’s an operation that costs a lot of money (…), is very complicated and it takes a long time to prepare a machine, deploy people, set an example. At least three data collection system tests must be made. ” So said the confidential report director...
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Online petition gathered a million signatures against Mariano Rajoy

An online petition launched on Internet, which called for the resignation of the head of the Spanish government, Mariano Rajoy, and calls for early elections after the corruption scandal revealed of Partido Popular (PP), has exceeded one million signatures. The application was...
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Election Doubts: IAPA expresses concern about limitations on the press

So it was exposed by the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) due to the “atmosphere of continuing restrictions” on freedom of press and journalism in Ecuador during the election campaign for the elections to be held next February 17. Claudio Paolillo, President of...
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Weaknesses of the CNE’s electoral scheme

Last Monday and Tuesday, the National Electoral Council (CNE for its Spanish acronym) summoned technical and academic help, suppliers and representatives of political organizations to the Audit Technical Workshop of the technology platform for the general elections of 2013, and...
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FIFA affirms Ecuador aims for to TOP 10 world ranking

Ecuador achieved an important victory against Portugal as visitor, changing the world’s view on the potential of the tricolor soccer team, including FIFA’s. The world soccer body echoes this and mentions that the Tri-color team aims to be, for the first time, in the...
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Felipe Caicedo was the executioner of Portugal

Ecuador’s victory over the Portuguese (3-2) in Guimaraes remains world news. Soccer experts have highlighted the Ecuadorian soccer team progress and performance of its brave players. The positive scoring for Ecuadorians not only corroborated the good time that the TRI-color...
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Controversy over tax debtors list

The Director of SRI, Carlos Marx Carrasco presented yesterday to the press the top 100 business groups that have tax debts, highlighting the 10 biggest debts. Among those are the ones of Andes Petroleum, Exportadora Bananera Noboa, Banco del Pichincha, Corporacion Rosado,...
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Argentinean xenophobic video against Chile is published on Internet

A controversial video showing Chilean military trainees who train with xenophobic songs appeared on websites of Argentina, whose Foreign Ministry expressed its surprise and contempt last night. The alleged police in the province of Mendoza (Argentina) sang: “Chilenito,...
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Prosecution begins investigation for selling EQ2

The Prosecutor General’s Office began on 4 January, a preliminary inquiry to investigate the sale of the seized company EQ2, which was conducted by the Management Unit of Public Law (Ugedep) and funded by the National Finance Corporation (CFN) through Guaranteed Passive...
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