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Ecuadornews:     Guillermo Lasso, leader of the opposition party CREO, and who lost in last April’s run-off, said today that the suspension of vice president Jorge Glas “legitimizes” Lenin Moreno in his position of head of state. “The restriction...

Ecuadornews:     This year, the government will increase the amount allocated to grants to comply with the Plan Toda Una Vida (Plan for a Lifetime Plan for its Spanish name) and other social programs offered during the election campaign. The 2017 Budget contemplates an...

Ecuadornews:     The wife of President Lenin Moreno, Rocío Gonzalez, met yesterday with the wives of the mayors and governors of Azuay, Canar, Loja and El Oro. She disclosed details of the government plan ‘Casa Para Todos’ at the meeting. Gonzalez asked the...

Ecuadornews:     This morning, the Prosecutor’s Office, together with special agents of the National Police, raided the home of María Sol Larrea, a former coordinator of the IESS and a former examiner of the Ministry of Industries and Productivity, in an...

Ecuadornews:     A group of demonstrators, members of the Coalition of Social Organizations group, concentrated this morning in the surroundings of the Vice Presidency to demand the resignation of Jorge Glas.   With signs that say ‘A purge for...

Ecuadornews:     In an interview this morning on the program ‘El poder de la palabra’ at Ecuador Immediato Radio, Jorge Glas announced that he would “never” resign as vice president because the Ecuadorians elected him for a four-year term....

Ecuadornews:     President Lenin Moreno removed all powers from Vice President Jorge Glas by presidential decree number 100, released today, August 3, 2017. (I)   DECRETO_100_LENIN_MORENO   Source:...

Ecuadornews: Tensions peaked. The relationship between President Lenin Moreno and Vice President Jorge Glas was injured yesterday after the latter issued a statement in which he accused the president of generating the conditions for “institutionalized corruption.” The...

Ecuadornews:     The total value of the public debt begins to dissipate. The National Audit Office has 180 days to find out the real amount of commitments made and, incidentally, answer the doubts of social sectors, experts, and the opposition. The special examination...

Ecuadornews:       The estrangement between the president Lenin Moreno and vice president Jorge Glas was evident yesterday. Faced with this situation, constitutionalists agree that the unique way for Jorge Glas to leave his post is the voluntary resignation....