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Ecuadorians vote overwhelmingly in referendum to approve toughening fight against gangs
Read full article: Ecuadorians vote overwhelmingly in referendum to approve toughening fight against gangsEcuador’s fledgling president has won a resounding victory in a referendum that he touted as a way to crack down on criminal gangs behind a spiraling wave of violence.
Daniel Noboa is sworn in as Ecuador's president, inheriting the leadership of a country on edge
Read full article: Daniel Noboa is sworn in as Ecuador's president, inheriting the leadership of a country on edgeAn inexperienced politician and heir to a fortune built on the banana trade has been sworn in as Ecuador’s president.
Daniel Noboa, heir to banana fortune, wins Ecuador’s presidential runoff election
Read full article: Daniel Noboa, heir to banana fortune, wins Ecuador’s presidential runoff electionAn inexperienced politician and an heir to a fortune built on the banana trade has won Ecuador’s presidential runoff election.
A seventh man accused in killing of an Ecuador presidential candidate is slain inside prison
Read full article: A seventh man accused in killing of an Ecuador presidential candidate is slain inside prisonEcuadorian authorities say a seventh man accused in the assassination of a presidential candidate in August has been killed inside a prison.
Six Colombians held in assassination of Ecuador presidential candidate reported slain inside prison
Read full article: Six Colombians held in assassination of Ecuador presidential candidate reported slain inside prisonEcuadorian officials say six Colombians arrested as the alleged assassins of a candidate in Ecuador's August presidential election have been slain inside a prison in Guayaquil.
Ecuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon, ending operations in a protected area
Read full article: Ecuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon, ending operations in a protected areaEcuadorians voted against drilling for oil in a protected area of the Amazon, an important decision that will require the state oil company to end its operations in a region that’s home to two isolated tribes and is a hotspot of biodiversity.
Son of banana tycoon pulls off upset in Ecuador and advances to presidential runoff
Read full article: Son of banana tycoon pulls off upset in Ecuador and advances to presidential runoffAn heir to a fortune built on Ecuador’s main crop of bananas has pulled off an upset by advancing to the country’s presidential runoff election.
Vote count in Ecuador points to likely runoff between ally of ex-president and banana tycoon’s son
Read full article: Vote count in Ecuador points to likely runoff between ally of ex-president and banana tycoon’s sonThe vote count in Ecuador's special presidential election points to a leftist backed by the country’s fugitive ex-president likely facing a runoff with the son of a banana tycoon.
Ecuadorians vote Sunday for president after a campaign dominated by demands for safety
Read full article: Ecuadorians vote Sunday for president after a campaign dominated by demands for safetyEcuadorians will choose a new president Sunday, less than two weeks after the South American country was shaken by the assassination of one of the candidates.
Ecuador holds 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate as violence weighs on nation
Read full article: Ecuador holds 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate as violence weighs on nationEcuador will hold six Colombian men for at least a month as the country probes their involvement in the slaying of a presidential candidate whose life’s work was fighting crime and corruption, the national prosecutor’s office said Friday.
Slain Ecuador candidate fearlessly took on drug cartels and corruption
Read full article: Slain Ecuador candidate fearlessly took on drug cartels and corruptionThe Ecuadorian presidential candidate who was fatally shot at a political rally was unafraid to take on criminal networks and a political elite he accused of corruption.
Ecuador arrests six Colombians as suspects in slaying of anti-corruption presidential candidate
Read full article: Ecuador arrests six Colombians as suspects in slaying of anti-corruption presidential candidateAn Ecuadorian police report says the six men arrested as suspects in the assassination of an anti-corruption presidential candidate are Colombian nationals.
Ecuador suspends rights of assembly in some areas, deploys soldiers to prisons amid violence wave
Read full article: Ecuador suspends rights of assembly in some areas, deploys soldiers to prisons amid violence waveEcuador's President Guillermo Lasso is once again making use of the executive’s power to suspend people’s rights of assembly in some areas and mobilize the military in an attempt to quell the most recent spike in violence in the South American country.
Ecuador election council sets presidential vote for Aug. 20
Read full article: Ecuador election council sets presidential vote for Aug. 20Ecuador’s National Electoral Council has announced that early presidential elections would be held on Aug. 20 after President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly by decree last week and brought forward the vote scheduled for 2025.
Ecuador court rejects lawmakers' challenges to president's disbanding of National Assembly
Read full article: Ecuador court rejects lawmakers' challenges to president's disbanding of National AssemblyEcuador's Constitutional Court has rejected multiple challenges that sought to invalidate President Guillermo Lasso decree dissolving the opposition-led National Assembly as it tried to oust him in an impeachment trial.
Ecuador's president dismisses legislature as it tries to oust him, in a move that promises turmoil
Read full article: Ecuador's president dismisses legislature as it tries to oust him, in a move that promises turmoilThe president of Ecuador has dismissed the legislature in a move that promised more turmoil around a conservative leader who has been unable to enact an agenda aimed at widening business opportunities and attracting more investment.
Stage set for Ecuadorian president or lawmakers to be booted out of office
Read full article: Stage set for Ecuadorian president or lawmakers to be booted out of officeA showdown between Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso and the opposition-led National Assembly could result on either side being booted out of office before the end of the week.
Ecuador court says congress can pursue impeaching president
Read full article: Ecuador court says congress can pursue impeaching presidentEcuador’s Constitutional Court has ruled the opposition-dominated National Assembly can take up the question of whether to impeach President Guillermo Lasso over allegations of crimes against state security and corruption.
Landslide in Ecuador kills at least 7, with dozens missing
Read full article: Landslide in Ecuador kills at least 7, with dozens missingA huge landslide swept over an Andean community in central Ecuador, burying dozens of homes, killing at least seven people and sending rescuers on a frantic search for survivors.
Brazil's Lula welcomed back by Latin American leaders
Read full article: Brazil's Lula welcomed back by Latin American leadersIn his first full day as Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was meeting with Latin American heads of state reflecting the region’s desire for the country to assume a greater role on the international stage.
Biden: US looking to strengthen relationship with Ecuador
Read full article: Biden: US looking to strengthen relationship with EcuadorPresident Joe Biden says the U.S. is looking to expand and strengthen its relationship with Ecuador, one of its staunchest allies in South America and a country that’s also getting plenty of attention from China.
Argentina: President takes on 'Big Brother' contestant
Read full article: Argentina: President takes on 'Big Brother' contestantPresident Alberto Fernández of Argentina is objecting to allegations by a contestant in the local version of the reality show “Big Brother” that linked the head of state with corruption.
Higher fuel prices spark social unrest in South America
Read full article: Higher fuel prices spark social unrest in South AmericaDozens of trucks were blocked from entering Buenos Aires as part of growing demonstrations against diesel shortages in the latest example of growing fuel protests in South America amid higher international prices as a result of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Group leading protests OKs dialogue with Ecuador government
Read full article: Group leading protests OKs dialogue with Ecuador governmentThe Indigenous organization leading protests in Ecuador has agreed to discuss with the government possible solutions that could lead to the end of a strike that has paralyzed parts of the country for two weeks.
Biden, leaders reach migration pact despite attendance flap
Read full article: Biden, leaders reach migration pact despite attendance flapPresident Joe Biden and other Western Hemisphere leaders have announced what is being billed as a roadmap for countries to host large numbers of migrants and refugees.
Biden lauds democratic unity despite no-shows at summit
Read full article: Biden lauds democratic unity despite no-shows at summitPresident Joe Biden says democracy is an “essential ingredient” for the Western Hemisphere's future, an implicit rebuttal to leaders from around the world who boycotted the Summit of the Americas because authoritarians were not invited.
Jill Biden heads to Latin America before hemispheric summit
Read full article: Jill Biden heads to Latin America before hemispheric summitThe White House says Jill Biden will visit Ecuador, Panama and Costa Rica this week as the United States finalizes plans for a hemisphere-wide summit to be held in Los Angeles in June.
World leaders: Who's coming, who isn't to Beijing Olympics
Read full article: World leaders: Who's coming, who isn't to Beijing OlympicsThe U.S., Britain and a handful of others aren’t sending dignitaries to the Beijing Winter Games as part of a diplomatic boycott, but the Chinese capital is still attracting an array of world leaders for Friday’s opening ceremony.
Battle among Ecuador prison gangs kills at least 68 inmates
Read full article: Battle among Ecuador prison gangs kills at least 68 inmatesA prolonged gunbattle between rival gangs inside Ecuador’s largest prison has killed at least 68 inmates and wounded 25, and authorities say clashes are still uncontrolled hours after the initial fighting.
The Latest: UK sets net-zero plan for its financial sector
Read full article: The Latest: UK sets net-zero plan for its financial sectorThe British government plans to make the U.K. “the world’s first net-zero aligned financial center” as companies and investors seek to profit from the drive to build a low-carbon economy.
'Pandora Papers' bring renewed calls for tax haven scrutiny
Read full article: 'Pandora Papers' bring renewed calls for tax haven scrutinyCalls are growing for an end to the financial secrecy and shell companies that have allowed many of the world’s richest and most powerful people to hide their wealth from tax collectors.
Leaked records open a 'Pandora' box of financial secrets
Read full article: Leaked records open a 'Pandora' box of financial secretsHundreds of world leaders, powerful politicians, billionaires, celebrities, religious leaders and drug dealers have been hiding their investments in mansions, exclusive beachfront property, yachts and other assets for the past quarter-century.
Ecuador declares prison emergency after 118 killed in riot
Read full article: Ecuador declares prison emergency after 118 killed in riotEcuador’s president has declared a state of emergency in the prison system following a battle among gang members in a coastal lockup that killed at least 118 people and injured 79.
At least 116 dead in gang battle at Ecuador jail; 5 beheaded
Read full article: At least 116 dead in gang battle at Ecuador jail; 5 beheadedA battle between gangs in a prison in Ecuador killed at least 116 people and injured 80 in what authorities are calling the worst penitentiary massacre in the country’s history.
Former banker Guillermo Lasso becomes president in Ecuador
Read full article: Former banker Guillermo Lasso becomes president in EcuadorFormer banker Guillermo Lasso was sworn in as president of Ecuador, saying he will escalate efforts to vaccinate people to protect them from COVID-19 and work to revive an economy hit hard by the pandemic.
Ecuador picks conservative for president; Peru sets runoff
Read full article: Ecuador picks conservative for president; Peru sets runoffEcuador will be led for the next four years by a conservative businessman after voters rebuffed a left-leaning movement that yielded an economic boom and then a recession since taking hold of the presidency last decade.
Ecuador goes with conservative banker in presidential vote
Read full article: Ecuador goes with conservative banker in presidential voteVoters in Ecuador appear to have turned to a conservative businessman in their presidential runoff election, rebuffing a leftist movement that has held the presidency for over a decade while ushering in an economic boom and then a yearslong recession.
Ecuador, Peru to elect presidents amid strengthened pandemic
Read full article: Ecuador, Peru to elect presidents amid strengthened pandemicA surging pandemic that has brought new lockdown measures has pushed the upcoming elections to the background for many weary voters in the neighboring South American nations of Ecuador and Peru.
Ecuador looks to runoff vote for president in April
Read full article: Ecuador looks to runoff vote for president in AprilIt remains undecided which of the two has the votes to advance to the run-off race in April to face frontrunner Andres Arauz. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)QUITO – Final results from a Feb. 7 presidential election in Ecuador confirmed that former banker Guillermo Lasso came second behind leading candidate Andrés Arauz, meaning the two will contest a runoff vote in April, election officials said Sunday. Pérez alleged fraud after the results that indicated he had fallen just short of defeating Lasso and making it to the runoff. The council “may declare fraudulent electoral results, but the true results are in the hearts of Ecuadorians who supported a new political project that reflects the dreams of a dignified and honest Ecuador,” Pérez tweeted. Indigenous communities led protests in October 2019 that forced Ecuador’s government to back down on a move to end fuel subsidies.
Leftist leads in early returns for Ecuador presidential vote
Read full article: Leftist leads in early returns for Ecuador presidential vote(AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)QUITO – A young leftist backed by a convicted-but-popular former president led the field of 16 candidates in early returns from Ecuador’s presidential election Sunday, which was held under strict sanitary measures due to the coronavirus pandemic. Arauz got 31.5% of the votes, while Pérez had 20.04% and Lasso had 19.97%, according to the Electoral Council of Ecuador. To win outright, a candidate needed 50% of the vote, or to have at least 40% with a 10-point lead over the closest opponent. Pérez's challenge to grab second place surprised some observers as he had trailed behind Arauz and Lasso in pre-election polls. That conviction barred him from running as Arauz's vice presidential candidate.
Ecuador to pick new president amid deepening economic crisis
Read full article: Ecuador to pick new president amid deepening economic crisisSupporters of presidential candidate Yaku Perez, representing the Indigenous party Pachakutik, take part in a campaign rally in Quito, Ecuador, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Voters in Ecuador are heading to the polls to pick a new president amid a deepening economic crisis exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)QUITO – Evidence of the crisis in Ecuador is everywhere: shuttered restaurants, soaring oxygen tank prices and countless “for sale” and “for rent” signs hanging from buildings. Jaramillo said the top two challenges for Ecuador’s next president go hand in hand: A proper vaccination campaign of the majority of the population will be necessary to start the country’s economic recovery. The pandemic paralyzed 70% of businesses last year and left 600,000 unemployed, bringing the country’s unemployment rate to almost 68%.