Guillermo Lasso

Español The president of the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Ecuador, Juan Pablo Pozo, announced that it will prohibit the early dissemination of exit polls. "From now on, no figures can be given, until the institutions have…
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Español On Tuesday, April 18th, the Organization of American States (OAS) will participate in the observation of the partial recount of the Ecuadorian presidential election vote that took place on April 2. "Tomorrow, the OAS…
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Español Rafael Correa, outgoing president of Ecuador, said that opposition candidate Guillermo Lasso lost 100 votes while ruling party candidate Lenin Moreno gained 143 votes in the recount of the election results.…
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Español On Sunday, April 2nd, Ecuador held its second round presidential elections. The day was tense. Both candidates, Guillermo Lasso, of the CREO Movement, and Lenin Moreno of the ruling party, proclaimed victory. However, little…
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Español Following the announcement of the presidential victory of the ruling party's candidate, Lenin Moreno, the Ecuadorian opposition have protested against the results due to an alleged "electoral fraud." Thousands of citizens,…
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Español Ecuador's presidential candidate, Guillermo Lasso, reported that he will request a recount of the second round presidential vote on Sunday, April 2. "We will contest the results as soon as they are officially declared,"…
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Español Wikileaks founder Julian Assange asked Ecuador's presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso to "leave" the country in a month. "I cordially invite Mr. Lasso to leave Ecuador in the next 30 days (with or without his millions…
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Lenin Moreno appears to have defeated Guillermo Lasso by slightly more than 2 points in Ecuador's second round presidential election. As of 9pm, with 94.3% of the votes counted, Moreno leads with 51.07%, while Lasso trails with 48.93%.…
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If you examine the tumultuous history of Ecuador, from the time of independence to modernity, it is not surprising that Rafael Correa, who ushered in a decade of relative political and economic stability, would be a popular figure. It…
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Guillermo Lasso and Lenin Moreno officially closed their campaigns tonight, in accordance with Ecuadorian electoral law, as they head to a second round runoff election on April 2 that appears to be very close. Lasso gathered steam in…
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Español The ruling party candidate for the presidency of Ecuador, former vice president Lenin Moreno, did not attend yesterday's debate organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Guayaquil along with more than 100 institutions. The…
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Español The polling firm CEDATOS has reported its last polling results before the Ecuadorian presidential elections, which show ruling party candidate Lenin Moreno, as the winner of the second round of elections. The poll…
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