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April 2 elections in Ecuador end with a president-elect and demonstrations in at least 7 cities. Daily Expreso has mapped these concentrations, in an attempt to explain the dynamics of the country during the last days. Ecuador remains fragmented in two colors: green and blue,...

The presidential hopeful the CREO-SUMA party, Guillermo Lasso was present at the massive demonstration that took place in Guayaquil and said that the “recount” of all the votes must be conducted. Thousands of people gathered in the Nueve de Octubre avenue and shouted...

The Armed Forces declared their “obedience, non-deliberative” and “above all, their subordination” to the country’s constitution while stating that the decisions on Sunday’s elections are “the exclusive competence of the Electoral...

Street protests tone up. Quito and Guayaquil keep alive the claims against the National Electoral Council (CNE). Dozens of citizens support the recount of votes requested by the CREO party. In the capital, small groups have fostered the burning of tires, especially at night, and...

“I believe in democracy, I support a well-founded recount, if necessary.” This is the pronouncement counselor Ana Marcela Paredes, of the National Electoral Council (CNE), made this afternoon through her Twitter account. Her words are due to the pronouncement of...

While some remain at the CNE -shouting slogans, displaying posters and listening to speeches- others (the younger ones) go out and look for support among the drivers. They all demand the recounting of votes and transparency in the results of the elections on Sunday, April 2. The...

  Dr. Luis Horna, a mathematician at the National Polytechnic School (EPN for its Spanish acronym), said this morning that the National Electoral Council was the one that on Sunday, April 2 provided sample data to do the quick count. He clarified that the call center that...

The Alianza PAIS party announced its adherence to the CREO-SUMA contestation petition, led by former presidential hopeful Guillermo Lasso, for the revision of the 1795 minutes that would have inconsistencies. The announcement was made by Legislator-elect Jose Serrano. “That...

  Black flags and crêpes were held by thousands of people in Ambato who came out to protest from 5:00 pm on Tuesday, first to the Cevallos Park and then on the main avenue of the city, to reject the results issued by the National Electoral Council (CNE). Drivers later joined...

Guillermo Lasso called for serenity in his speech given today, in which he presents the documents that support the challenge of the results announced yesterday by the president of the National Electoral Council, Juan Pablo Pozo who announced the triumph of the binomial...