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At 12:05, official Fernando Cordero received again the title of President of the National Assembly. However on this occasion there were not speeches or respect regarding the process he undertook two years ago. The election of Cordero was characterized by screams, complaints and...

Ecuadorian National Assembly Irina Cabezas, president in charge of the National Assembly, sworn in today Fernando Cordero, candidate ofthe ruling party (Alianza País).  Fernando Cordero will be in charge of the assembly from the new period – July 31, 2011 to May 2013. Of...

Yesterday afternoon, Cesar Rodriguez resigned from the ruling movement Alianza País (AP) to immediately run for presidential candidate of the Ecuadorian National Assembly. Rodriguez would not confirm whether he will make ​​an alliance with the opposition parties. “I’m...

Former opinion editor of El Universo Newspaper, Emilio Palacio, released a report that members of the Armed Forces prepared for the rescue of President Rafael Correa, September 30 (30-S), 2010 in the National Police Hospital. The document, which has 14 pages and date October 18,...

President Rafael Correa’s lawyer Alembert Vera, who is currently working in the suit against Daily El Universo, wants to bring to court another journalist: Diego Oquendo. The prosecutor of the Administrative Actions Unit of Pichincha, Jorge Nogales, reported the Ecuadorian...

After signing the executive order, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa confirmed the official handover of the electric company of Guayaquil to the state. The announcement of the abolition of the electrical unit of Guayaquil (Udeleg) was read by Alexis Mera, legal secretary of the...

For a man who calls his country’s legal system dysfunctional and corrupt, Rafael Correa, Ecuador’s president, has fared remarkably well before the courts. That was the opening idea used in an article written in The Economist magazine yesterday, which provides an overview of the...

The Occasional Communications Commission approved 21 articles related with the regulation of contents in the Ecuadorian media. The thesis which had minor changes made by the proposals of the minority in the room, was approved in a heated session between the opposition parties and...

This week the Communication Comission of the National Assembly will debate the draft of the communication bill established on the referendum of May 7. During the last two months the Commission had debates to apply the themes set by the popular referendum. However the president of...

This morning, the plenary session of the Assembly did not authorize the initiation of criminal proceedings against President Rafael Correa, with 64 votes against (blank votes included) and 44 in favor. The criminal complaint against the president for alleged libel was presented...