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In a major victory for indigenous and environmental groups, an Azuay Province court has ordered the suspension of mining activities in the Quimsacocha recreational reserve south of Cuenca. The order puts in jeopardy preparations for the massive Loma Larga mine, previously permitted by the government. The government is expected to appeal the decision. Following recent...
A week after the first cross death election, presidential candidates Luisa González and Daniel Noboa were back on the campaign trail over the weekend, both targeting younger voters. The two will face off in the October 15 runoff. The Citizens Revolution’s González campaign released three videos on social media platforms aimed at young voters. “We...
By María Fernanda Ramírez and Chris Dalby With record shark fin seizures continuing across Latin America, legislative efforts to protect sharks are being impeded by a lack of resources and the large criminal profits being generated. Panama netted its largest-ever shark fin seizure this month, nabbing 6.79 tons of shark fins on July 13 near Capira, a...
The National Electoral Council has thrown out National Assembly election results from Ecuadorians living outside the country and plans to schedule a new vote in the coming days. The CNE says Sunday’s voting results were “compromised by cyberattacks” that prevented some votes from being counted. According to CNE security officers, the attacks originated in Russia,...
By Liam Higgins An immigration researcher says that Cuenca’s population of North American and European foreign residents is holding steady – and may actually be growing — despite the Covid-19 pandemic and concerns about drug-related violence in Ecuador. “There was drop in expat numbers of about 10% during the Covid pandemic but those loses were...
Ecuador’s Social Christian Party says it will support Daniel Noboa (National Democratic Action) in the runoff election against Luisa González (Citizens Revolution). In a Thursday statement, the party said Noboa best represents PSC interests of fighting crime with an “iron fist,” supporting economic growth and investment, creating employment opportunities and making major investments in public...
By Yury Garcia Ecuador should strengthen controls at its borders and ports to fight drug trafficking and isolate its most violent criminals on prison boats, presidential candidate Daniel Noboa said on Tuesday. Noboa, son of prominent banana businessman and perennial presidential hopeful Alvaro Noboa, was a surprise second-place finisher in the weekend first round of...
President Guillermo Lasso said Wednesday he will ignore the results of the Yasuní referendum vote and continue oil production in Block 43-ITT for the remainder of his term. In a Wednesday morning news conference, Energy Minister Fernando Santos explained that the president disagrees with the “premise” of the referendum, saying the decision should have been...
In television and radio interviews on Tuesday and Wednesday, the president of the Citizens Revolution movement admitted she expected “much better results” from Sunday’s election. She claims that the party’s candidates were “severely harmed” by the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio but added that “mistakes were made” in campaign strategy. “It is true, we...
By Liam Higgins Almost all members of the newly elected National Assembly agree that the Assembly disbanded by President Guillermo Lasso’s cross death decree was the least effective in the history of Ecuadorian legislatures. Although they disagree on the reasons, they say the goal of the Assembly that takes its seats later this year is...
Lunes, 21/8/2023 Hola, Todos – Titular – Luisa González y Daniel Noboa, a segunda vuelta (Luisa González and Daniel Noboa, to a run-off) – See today’s (lunes) article in CHL for the story. Elecciones – El correismo y un ‘outsider’ al balotaje (Correismo and an ‘outsider’ on the ballot) – Various experts attributed the surprise...
How does a presidential candidate go from 5% in the polls to almost 24% at the ballot box in 10 days? How does another drop from 15% to 4% in the same period? How is it that the leaders of National Assembly and of the movement to impeach President Guillermo Lasso failed to be reelected?...
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