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The signature verification process carried out by the National Electoral Council (CNE for its Spanish acronym) should be extended for another week since the review the rubrics of various political organizations are yet to be held. Here are the current results of the Signature...

In 2012, the cost of the salaries of public servants surpassed the collection of income tax and value added tax (VAT) together. Experts say this trend could be repeated later this year. Jaime Carrera, secretary of Fiscal Policy Observatory (MRO), discussed the factors that have...

Quintero-Touma considers that the root of the problems dates back to the 70’s due to the oppression of the economic and war power of the United States and Israel against the Palestinians and oppressed Arab towns. “If Obama talks about war with the Middle East, many North American...

QUITO, Ecuador The Plurinational Coordinator for Unity of the Left Movements, made up of various political and social organizations, march today from El Arbolito park to the headquarters of the National Electoral Council (CNE for its Spanish acronym), to demand the organism to...

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Maria Cristina Kronfle, assemblywoman of Madera de Guerrero pointed out that the modification of the Bill for Disabled made by the Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa is inapplicable and will affect the rights of this vulnerable group. The assemblywoman Kronfle stated that to...

The Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa criticized the media for trying to prove that the Government has tried to block the investigations the case of Jorge Heriberto Glas Viejo for raping a minor who now has a seven-month son. “Do these low-lifes know that Jorge Glas never lived...

On Thursday night September 13, President Rafael Correa attended the cocktail at the Hotel Quito solidarity with his cousin, chairman of the Central Bank, Pedro Delgado. In the tribute, the president guarded the path of Delgado and severely criticized a report in the newspaper El...

QUITO, Ecuador The CNE reported that the Avanza movement approved the signature review process with a total of 162,385 valid records, allowing it to participate in the 2013 elections. Until today there are five national political groups that have the required number of...

“Since I was captured God was with me, (…) I had tranquility and patience. I wasn’t afraid to die,” said Orlando Ibarra. On August of 2010, Orlando Sigifredo Ibarra Sarmiento was kidnapped by a band of criminals in Ipiales, Carchi. Afterwards he was sol to the National Liberation...