Luisa Gonz谩lez of the left-wing Citizens Revolution Movement and聽Daniel Noboa of the right-wing National Democratic Action Alliance will contest a run-off election in October, following the outcome of Ecuador's August 20 general election, reports Peoples Dispatch.
Citizens' Revolution (La Revoluci贸n Ciudadana)
Ecuador鈥檚 April 11 election that led to a 5-point victory by conservative banker Guillermo Lasso over progressive candidate Andr茅s Arauz was not what it appeared to be, write Medea Benjamin and Leonardo Flores.
November 23 marked the 33rd day of the hunger strike led by Jorge Glas, the former vice-president of Ecuador. His health has deteriorated significantly after his transfer to the Latacunga maximum security prison.
July 5 marked the final breaking point between the increasingly right-leaning government of Lenin Moreno and his leftist predecessor, Rafael Correa, writes Denis Rogatyuk from Quito,
Thousands of Rafael Correa supporters marched聽through one of Quito's聽main arteries on July 5 in defense of Ecuador's聽former president, accused of orchestrating a failed kidnapping attempt in 2012 鈥撀燼 charge he vehemently denies.
Carrying giant 'No, Neoliberalism'聽signs and shouting聽"A聽united community will never be beaten," demonstrators聽marched along Quito's 10 de Agosto Avenue towards the Plaza Grande, outside President Lenin Moreno's executive offices, but were blocked by police and military forces.
Ecuador鈥檚 February 4 鈥減opular consultation鈥 resulted in a victory for the government of President Lenin Moreno, with the Yes option obtaining an average vote of 67% across the seven questions included in the referendum.
Ecuadorians will head to the polls on February 4 to cast their vote in a referendum that could prove to be decisive for the government of President Lenin Moreno and the political direction of the country.
Moreno was elected president last April as the candidate of PAIS Alliance, the party of former left-wing president Rafael Correa. However, less than year on from the election, Correa 鈥 together with a majority of PAIS Alliance activists 鈥 now view Moreno as for failing to honour his commitment to continue the policies of the Citizens鈥 Revolution, which was kick-started by Correa鈥檚 election in 2007.
Ecuador鈥檚 Citizens鈥 Revolution is set to continue for another four years after the candidate for the socialist-leaning ruling party, Alianza Pais, Lenin Moreno, won the April 2 presidential elections run off.
With 51.16% of the vote, Moreno defeated Guillermo Lasso, managing director of Ecuador鈥檚 third-largest bank and unsuccessful candidate in the 2013 elections.
Progressive candidate and renowned disability activist from the ruling Alianza Pais of outgoing President Rafael Correa, Lenin Moreno has won the Ecuadorian presidential election Sunday.
Ecuador will return to the polls on April 2 after a first round presidential vote failed to deliver a decisive victory for Lenin Moreno, the candidate seeking to continue outgoing President Rafael Correa鈥檚 pro-poor 鈥淐itizens鈥 Revolution鈥. 聽
Moreno now faces the challenge of ensuring Ecuador does not join the list of countries in the region where the left has recently lost at the ballot box. 聽
Ecuador鈥檚 National Electoral Council (CNE) announced on February 22 that the presidential race will head to a second round after left-wing candidate Lenin Moreno came first in the February 19 election, but fell agonisingly short of the 40% needed to win a first-round victory.
Moreno, from the ruling Alianza Pais (AP) of outgoing President Rafael Correa, won 39.35% of the vote. He beat right-wing Guillermo Lasso of the opposition CREO party by more than 10 percentage points, with the ex-banker winning 28.12%.
President Rafael Correa giving a speech in Guayaquil to celebrate the 9th anniversary of the Citizens' Revolution. Photo: Presidencia de la Rep煤blica del Ecuador Flickr.
鈥淲e are celebrating nine years of reborn hope, of fulfilled promises and of homeland for all,鈥 Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa told crowds at an event marking the ninth anniversary of the start of the country's 鈥淐itizen's Revolution鈥.