Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio died this Wednesday after an attack by a group of hitmen during the end of an electoral rally in Quito, the country's capital, ahead of the elections on August 20.
Villavicencio, a former trade unionist and candidate for the Construye…
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Presidential and legislative elections in Ecuador will be on August 20
Ecuador's presidential and legislative elections were set for August 20 by the National Electoral Council.
According to the CNE, the tentative date for a second round to elect the president of the South American country involved in the…
Lasso dissolved Congress and called for elections
The president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, announced the application of a measure called "cross death". This action implies the dissolution of Congress and the calling of general elections to renew all positions, including the Presidency of…
Lasso issues his first decrees as president
The president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, issued his first decrees in office, hours after assuming the Presidency, among which stand out the repeal of the regulations of the Communication Law and the removal of 1.7 million people from the…