What to Know About Ecuador’s Presidential Election
As voters head to the polls on Sunday, violence, unemployment and the country’s ongoing energy crisis will be top of mind.
Violence-hit Ecuador chooses next president
Some 14 million Ecuadorans began voting under tight security Sunday, choosing who will lead their violence-wracked Andean nation through its worst crisis in half a century. "Ecuador is in a very difficult moment,
Ecuadorian voters, many of them crime victims, head to the polls for presidential election
People on the streets of Ecuador can rattle off the places they have encountered criminals: On the bus, at the park, on the sidewalk, in a cab, by the mall, next to a restaurant.
Ecuador chooses president against backdrop of gang violence
Whoever wins the presidential election will be tasked with restoring security to the country.
Ecuador's organized crime and energy crises are at stake in the presidential election
Ecuador holds the first round of a Presidential election dominated by the issues of economic insecurity and rising drug gang violence.
Ecuador Holds Election With Security Crisis on the Ballot
In the country’s general election on Sunday, Feb. 9, Tobar said that she will only vote because it is compulsory; she remains undecided about who to vote for. Many Ecuadorians face the same decision as they cope with personal tragedies as a result of the country’s worsening security and economic situation.
Ecuadorians to vote in presidential election on February 9
As Ecuador prepares for its upcoming presidential election on the 9th of February, campaigns have officially concluded. A mandatory silence period has taken effect, and voters are all set to participate in the polls to elect both a president and national legislators,
Ecuador votes for president, with the conservative incumbent and a leftist lawyer in the lead
Polls have opened in a presidential election in Ecuador that has shaped up to be a repeat of the 2023 race, when voters chose ...
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Daniel Noboa stunned voters when, with only a brief stint as a lawmaker and no established political machinery, he ...
Drug gangs in Ecuador turn to "death saint" for protection — and allegedly human sacrifices
"They stole children from other towns and sacrificed them in front of her (Santa Muerte) when they wanted to land a big hit," ...
We retired early and moved to Ecuador. The cost of living and healthcare are more affordable, but there are challenges.
Stephen and Joanna Vargha retired early and moved from North Carolina to Cuenca, Ecuador, in 2020 for the lower cost of ...
Luisa Gonzalez, the Ecuador presidential candidate seeking to raise social spending
Ecuadorean leftist Luisa Gonzalez says her plans to spend on social welfare and impose harsher penalties for criminals will ...
Ecuador arrests leader of Los Lobos, powerful crime syndicates targeted by U.S.
Carlos D was the second-in-command of Los Lobos (The Wolves) and "considered a high-value target," the armed forces said in a ...
Ecuador’s conservative president announces tariffs on Mexican exports in an echo of Trump policy
Ecuador’s conservative president says that he is raising tariffs on Mexican imports in a move that echoes the trade barriers ...