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CREO appealed to the TCE to recount the votes

The appeal was filed by Padrón before the Contentious Electoral Court (TCE), in accordance with Section 269 of the Democracy Code, said a statement issued by the CREO-SUMA Alliance. This party considers that the count of 11.2% of the total votes, set for tomorrow by the CNE is a...
Posted On 17 Apr 2017
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Rafael Correa calls for action in Quito against ‘bad losers’

President Rafael Correa called on citizens to concentrate next Saturday, April 22, from 09:00, at the de los Shyris Tribune, with flags of Ecuador, in favor of democracy, institutionality, and peace, “to say enough to bad losers.” “Let´s go to Los Shyris street,...
Posted On 17 Apr 2017
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The internal lobbying for key positions begins in the Legislature

According to the results of the National Electoral Council (CNE), José Serrano, Gabriela Rivadeneira and Viviana Bonilla, all of the Alianza País (AP) party, will be the ones in charge of the directorate, sub-directorate, and the secretariat of the first session. The only point...
Posted On 17 Apr 2017
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A new demonstration takes place in the Plaza de Santo Domingo, in Quito

Wednesday, a group of protesters supporting the vote recount arrived at 20:15 in Santo Domingo, in the historic center of Quito. This after a speech by the leader of CREO Guillermo Lasso in the Plaza Argentina, two blocks south of the National Electoral Council (CNE for its...
Posted On 13 Apr 2017
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PSC-Madera de Guerrero demands the CNE to open the polls

Several politicians active in the ranks of the PSC-Madera de Guerrero party required the National Electoral Council to open the polls, as requested by the presidential hopeful of the CREO-SUMA alliance, Guillermo Lasso. In a statement sent to the media on Wednesday, they said...
Posted On 13 Apr 2017
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Guillermo Lasso challenges the results contained in 4,200 vote tally sheets

Specifically, this party opposed to the government claims inconsistencies in 4,200 vote tally sheets. They contend that this number is sufficient to recount every single vote since according to the CNE, 10 million Ecuadorians gave the victory to Lenin Moreno after the ballot. The...
Posted On 13 Apr 2017
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The PSC resorts to a third recourse to regain legitimacy

The Social Christian Party, a witness from a distance of the electoral struggle still maintained by PAIS and CREO, has decided to enter the court with a proposal: if the National Electoral Council does not give way to the recount of all the vote tally sheets challenged by...
Posted On 13 Apr 2017
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Freddy Ehlers called for silence to connect hearts

The elements needed to measure happiness in the world was the subject discussed in the Global Dialogue for Happiness, part of the World Summit of Governments, held in Dubai in January of this year. Freddy Ehlers, in charge of the secretariat of Good Living, was the Ecuadorian...
Posted On 13 Apr 2017
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4pelagatos: Is toilet paper a wellness indicator for Moreno?

Comparing Ecuador with Venezuela is a complicated affair. Some may say that Ecuador can not be compared to a country where there is a social outburst and where the power is held mobsters military bands. Others affirm that what happens in Venezuela is the consequence of a state...
Posted On 13 Apr 2017
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Rafael Correa supports Jaime Nebot’s proposal to review the vote tally sheets randomly

President Rafael Correa announced yesterday that he “fully supports” the proposal suggested by the mayor of Guayaquil, Jaime Nebot. Thus, social groups will randomly check the ballot boxes to determine whether there are irregularities in the counts that gave the...
Posted On 13 Apr 2017
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