ELECTION IN ECUADOR Two presidential candidates in Ecuador demand election recount 13-02-2021 09:38 Guillermo Lasso, a career banker who wants close ties with Washington, holds a razor-thin margin over Yaku Pérez, an environmentalist who opposes big mining projects.
Ecuador Election Ecuador: leftist candidates Arauz and Pérez head to run-off 08-02-2021 18:59 With just under 90 per cent of the total ballots counted, two leaders from the left are set to compete for the presidential role in a run-off vote: economist Andrés Arauz and indigenous activist Yaku Pérez.
DIPLOMACY Ecuador angered by CFK's 'intervention' into 'domestic affairs' 09-12-2020 18:33 Ecuador's Foreign Ministry protests "inopportune statements" made by Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, after Argentina's vice-president expressed concern over a presumed lack of democracy in the country.
BLOOMBERG White House pushes for new Ecuador IMF accord as deadline nears 25-08-2020 14:46 “Ecuador has proven that there’s the utmost political will,” says Trump's pick for IDB chief Mauricio Claver-Carone. “It’s a high priority in the region for us and the IMF needs to bring Ecuador over the top.”
Democracy on Trial Ecuador puts ex-president on trial for campaign finance fraud 10-02-2020 12:30 Former president Rafael Correa, who is currently living in Belgium, maintains that the lawsuit is an attempt to bar him from running for a legislative position in next year's elections.
FROM A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Ecuador’s unrest fuelled by infighting 23-11-2019 13:13 In the 30 months of his presidency Moreno has clashed with the Correa heritage from the start, confronting first the policies and then by the man himself. by Michael Soltys
ARA San Juan ARA San Juan case: First indicted naval officer refuses to testify 23-10-2019 12:37 Two other suspects, Captain Héctor Anibal Alonso and Commander Hugo Miguel Correa, are due to give evidence to the court later this week.
San Juan First charges in ARA San Juan case confound relatives of missing crew 17-10-2019 15:43 Three Navy officials will testify in court next week before Federal Judge Marta Yáñez, though their alleged crimes have not been made public, nor were relatives of the victims notified beforehand.
PROTESTS IN ECUADOR Ecuador's president agrees deal with indigenous to end protests 14-10-2019 11:58 Ecuador celebrated a deal President Lenín Moreno and indigenous leaders struck late Sunday to cancel a disputed austerity package and end nearly two weeks of protests that have paralyzed the economy and left seven dead.
Protests in Ecuador Way forward in Ecuador looks murky after deadly violence 11-10-2019 11:47 The government’s removal of fuel subsidies last week plunged Ecuador into upheaval, triggering protests, looting, vandalism, clashes with security forces, the blocking of highways and the suspension of parts of its vital oil industry.
ECUADOR IN CRISIS Ex-Ecuador president Correa denies plotting coup, calls for new vote 11-10-2019 07:00 As protests continue to paralyze nation, former leader calls for his successor to hold new elections and rejects accusations that he is conspiring with Venezuela's Maduro.
CRISIS IN ECUADOR Argentina slams Maduro, offers 'strong support' for Ecuador's Moreno 08-10-2019 17:29 Seven Latin American governments, including Argentina, offer 'strong support' for under-fire Ecuador President Lenín Moreno, who is facing large protests over rising fuel prices. Nations criticise 'any action' by Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro intended to 'destabilise' government.
ECUADOR IN CRISIS Clashes at protests in Ecuador over fuel price hike, oil facilities seized 08-10-2019 09:26 President Lenín Moreno accuses predecessor and ex-ally Rafael Correa and Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro of an "attempted coup d'état." Government business temporarily moved to the port city of Guayaquil.
PROTESTS Ecuador's declares state of emergency after clashes over fuel prices 04-10-2019 09:17 Clashes broke out between protesters and police in Ecuador after President Lenín Moreno declared a state of emergency Thursday following demonstrations against rising fuel prices due to the government scrapping subsidies. Moreno's measure allow the government to restrict movement, to employ the Armed Forces to maintain order and to censor the press.
Unasur Ecuadorean congress confirms country's exit from weakened Unasur 20-09-2019 17:39 Ecuador’s withdrawal from Union of South American Nations underlines fall from grace for the regional bloc.
CRISIS IN VENEZUELA Internet a lifeline for Venezuela's embattled independent media 18-07-2019 14:30 Starved of advertising revenue and battling a stranglehold on the newspaper industry, Venezuela's independent media have been decimated by the country's years-long crisis.