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Claiming that a lack of employment is Ecuador’s biggest problem, President-elect Guillermo Lasso presented what he called a “liberal vision agenda” to reactivate the economy. “We believe in a free entrepreneurial economy that provides opportunities for all,” he said. “Our economy has been over-regulated and under-productive for years, restricting growth and wages, and it is...

Former president Rafael Correa said Tuesday that he plans to keep up his political fight from exile despite his protege’s election defeat. He was a key presence in Sunday’s presidential election despite the fact that he wasn’t on the ballot and lives in Belgium. He denied widespread suggestions that Andres Arauz’s loss to former banker...

By Stefano Pozzebon More than a year into the pandemic and as cases resurge in Latin America, two recent elections suggest that popular political views on how to escape the crisis remain deeply polarized — at a time when cohesion is most needed. South American politics are frequently interconnected, sometimes with shared political trends. Across...

New test results for the Chinese Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine show that it is 100% effective against severe cases, including hospitalizations and death, of the virus despite being less effective than other vaccines against milder cases. A late-stage trial in Brazil, concluded two weeks ago, indicated that Sinovac is only 50.7 percent effective against all cases...

President-elect Guillermo Lasso on Monday announced a “true change” in crisis-wracked Ecuador after bringing to an end an era of left-wing election victories. The 65-year-old former banker beat socialist economist Andres Arauz in Sunday’s poll with official results after 99 percent of the votes were counted showing Lasso leading by 52.4 percent to 47.6. “Ecuador...