Alvaro Noboa denounces serious “inconsistencies” in the electoral process

The leader of the Adelante Ecuatoriano Adelante party, Alvaro Noboa, points out to electoral inconsistencies in the vote count for legislators. “Through a mathematical and concrete analysis I have a grave suspicion of manipulation favorable to the assembly members of the...
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Guillermo Lasso asked Leon Roldos to make an education plan

Before leading a march through the main streets of the city, Lasso said he asked former President Leon Roldos for help to coordinate a public education program because of his proven ability while holding the position of President of the University of Guayaquil. He said that an...
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Pedro Delgado also pours his complaints on Twitter

Pedro Delgado, a former presidential adviser and former president of a state agency that administered seized assets, has been dabbled in Twitter since last week to assert his allegations against several officials of the current government of Rafael Correa. Delgado, whom the...
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Jorge Glas reappears for campaign

Cornered by allegations of corruption, the vice president and current candidate for the same office Jorge Glas (PAIS) overlooks the campaign. The number two of the ruling party yesterday stepped on Guayaquil to consolidate a progressive strategy to recover his public presence,...
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Lenin Moreno accepts to take part in a debate

Lenin Moreno, presidential hopeful for the Alianza PAIS (AP) party, is “willing” to participate in a political debate organized by the Network of Teachers, an organization allied with the government´s party, to be held on March 28, although it has not yet been...
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Peru and Colombia, make more progress in the Odebrecht case

Three months after the Odebrecht case broke out, the data disseminated by the Attorney General’s office in Ecuador has hardly changed: a request for four international criminal cases, a court decision that blocked any contract between state agencies and the construction...
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Roque Sevilla and Rodrigo Paz announce their support for the CREO candidate

The former mayors of Quito Roque Sevilla and Rodrigo Paz, announced this morning their support to the president and vice-president hopefuls of the CREO-SUMA alliance, Guillermo Lasso and Andres Paez, respectively. Paz said that “Ecuador’s future is being played in the...
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A controversy over the debt to the Social Security

The financial situation of the Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security (IESS) is in question. For its part, the current administration defends its actions and ensures that there are sufficient resources to cover health benefits and pensions for retirees. Detractors, meanwhile,...
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Economic presidential offers focus on employment, social assistance, and loans

The central campaign promises of the presidential hopefuls have to do with improving the employment figures for Ecuadorians, changes to the Human Development Bonus and generating soft loans, although each candidate proposes different mechanisms to achieve these goals. Although...
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The Military Geographical Institute already printed the ballot papers for the second round

Diego Tello, the coordinator of electoral processes of the National Electoral Council (CNE), reported that 100% of the ballot papers for the second round of elections had been printed and their transfer to Cemexpo is being carried out so that the Mogart company assembles the...
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