The United States committs to working together with the new Ecuadorian president

“The United States congratulates the Ecuadorian voters for their participation in the national elections of February 19,” said Mark Toner, acting spokesman for the US State Department in a statement after hearing the results of the first round of the elections, held...
Posted On 24 Feb 2017
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Second electoral round between Lenin Moreno and Guillermo Lasso is confirmed by the CNE

The National Electoral Council (CNE) announced Wednesday, February 22, through a national address, that there will be a runoff between the candidates Lenin Moreno, who represents the Alianza PAIS party, and Guillermo Lasso of the CREO movement. Its president, Juan Pablo Pozo,...
Posted On 23 Feb 2017
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A stressed Rafael Correa: “We’re going to the second round.”

Wednesday President Rafael Correa told international media reporters that the candidate of his party (Alianza PAIS) Lenin Moreno would go to the second round of elections in April against the CREO-SUMA candidate Guillermo Lasso. “We are going to have a second round and we...
Posted On 23 Feb 2017
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Guillermo Lasso will try to obtain the votes of rejection to the government

The presidential hopeful of the Creo party, Guillermo Lasso, started the second round of elections with a key political ally, Jaime Nebot, leader of the Social Christian Party (PSC), who gave him his support. The Mayor of Guayaquil will reinforce the social mobilization during...
Posted On 23 Feb 2017
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Alvaro Noboa will support the opposition candidate in the runoff election

The leader of the Adelante Ecuatoriano Adelante (AEA) party, Alvaro Noboa, announced that he will keep his opposition line against the current government and will not vote for its candidate in case of a runoff of presidential elections in the country. During a press conference,...
Posted On 23 Feb 2017
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Lourdes Tiban: ‘I will not vote for this government.’

  Lourdes Tiban, of the Pachakutik party, said in the radio City program that the indigenous bases would not vote for the government´s candidate Lenin Moreno in the second round. She also said that the figures showed that she was a better candidate than Paco Moncayo within the...
Posted On 22 Feb 2017
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A New Ecuador

Written by Gonzalo Escobar Villavicencio   We have the opportunity to change our country, the chance to make a new Ecuador. And like every opportunity of great change, you must know how this one arose.   When democracy was reestablished, they all turned to a socialist leader (as...
Posted On 22 Feb 2017
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Alvaro Noboa denounces fraud in Legislature results

The leader of the Adelante Ecuatoriano Adelante party, Alvaro Noboa, denounces a suspected fraud in the counting of votes to the assembly members of his political organization. Noboa showed documents analyzing the results of the National Electoral Council obtained by his party...
Posted On 22 Feb 2017
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CNE president admits that there will be a second round

The President of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Juan Pablo Pozo, confirmed last night that the counting of the 5% left of votes for the election of the presidential binomial would not change the trend and the second round between Lenin Moreno (Alianza PAIS) and Guillermo...
Posted On 22 Feb 2017
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Moreno 39.33% – 28.19% Lasso, a possible second round is held

With 98.5% of the votes counted, until 6:13 am of Wednesday, Lenin Moreno has 39.33% of the votes and Guillermo Lasso 28.19%, according to a report on the website of the National Electoral Council (CNE) ). The president of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Juan Pablo Pozo,...
Posted On 22 Feb 2017
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