Rafael Correaformer president of Ecuadorspoke out against measures such as the closure of borders due to high crime levels that the aforementioned country has. Furthermore, it recommended applying existing bilateral procedures to strengthen security. “It is not about closing borders, but about controlling them in the best way,” mentioned through an interview with RPP. Furthermore, […]
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Rafael Correa offers support to Noboa and suggests more police on the streets of Ecuador
The former Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa offered his support to the president Daniel Noboagiven the day of terror that the country has experienced by criminal groups that have set vehicles on fire, kidnapped agents and even occupied a television channel with weapons. “All the support of President Noboa,” Correa wrote on his X network account […]
Noboa gives a surprise, he would go to the runoff in Ecuador against González with 20% of votes counted
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Luisa Gonzalez and Daniel Noboa would go to the ballot for the presidency of Ecuadoraccording to official data released on Sunday by the National Electoral Council (CNE) with almost 20% of the votes counted. Millions of Ecuadorians voted in presidential and legislative elections on Sunday after a campaign marred by bloodshed, amid voters’ hopes that […]
The Ecuadorian authority accepts the candidacy of the substitute for the assassinated presidential candidate
The electoral authority of Ecuador gave free rein to the presidential aspirations of Christian Zurita, the replacement of the assassinated political leader, by dismissing an appeal filed by the ex-president’s leftist force Rafael Correa to prevent his candidacy. Correísmo claimed that Zurita appeared registered with the center-right Renovación Total (Reto) party and not with Construye, […]
Ecuador: Prosecutor’s Office defends Odebrecht case ruling after Brazilian court ruling
The Attorney General’s Office Ecuador defended the sentence obtained from the case odebrecht by the Ecuadorian Justice, after in Brazil the Federal Supreme Court annulled the evidence used against Jorge Glas, former vice president of Ecuador during the presidential term of Rafael Correa. In a statement, the Public Ministry stated that there is a “intention […]
Chile asks “all parties” in Ecuador to “respect the constitutional order”
the chancellor of ChiliAlberto van Klaveren, assured this Wednesday that the Government is following “with much attention” the crisis in Ecuador and asked “to all parties” from the country “respect the constitutional order” after the president’s decision William Lasso to dissolve the National Assembly in the midst of a political trial against him. “We are […]
The new tax reform, Lasso’s first decree law after the “cross death”
The new tax reform was the first decree law signed by the president of Ecuadorthe conservative William Lassoafter decreeing the “cross death”, which dissolves the National Assembly (Parliament), with an opposition majority, and advances the general elections. Lasso decided that this document, which extends the ceiling of tax exemptions based on the number of members […]
Lenín Moreno calls for unity after “cross death” so that Correísmo does not win elections
Ecuadorian ex-president Lenin Moreno (2017-2021) requested this Wednesday unity, humility and detachment after the current president, the conservative William Lassohas decreed the “cross death”which implies the dissolution of the National Assembly (Parliament) and the advancement of general elections. In a message on social networks, Moreno, who works in Asunción as commissioner of the Organization of […]
Assemblyman maintains that there is no cause to decree “cross death” in Ecuador
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Assemblyman Esteban Torres, one of the interpellants in the political trial of censorship of the Ecuadorian head of state, William LassoI consider that “There is no cause whatsoever” to decree the dissolution of the National Assembly, as the Executive has done this Wednesday. He indicated that the relevance of this decree must be analyzed “judicially […]
Ecuadorian Armed Forces announces “absolute respect for the Constitution” after dissolution of Congress
The Armed Forces of Ecuadoralong with the National Police of that country, issued a statement after the Ecuadorian president William Lasso decided to apply the “cross death” and dissolved the National Assembly. In view of the event, the entities indicated that “They will maintain their position of absolute respect for the Constitution and the laws, […]