Ecuador opposition candidate, doubling down on fraud claims, loses coalition backing

By Carlos Larrea, professor at the Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar.On Sunday 13 Ecuador re-elected tycoon Daniel Noboa as president, who imposed himself with 55% of the votes, against candidate Luisa González, from the left populist opposition. This result frustrated the opposition's third attempt to regain power, which has remained in the hands of the right since 2017. Former leftist president Rafael Correa, who ruled the country between 2006 …

Ecuador Opposition Candidate, Doubling Down on Fraud Claims, Loses Coalition Backing

Calls for Transparency Intensify After Ecuador’s Runoff Election - teleSUR English

Structural inequality between political actors reduces the likelihood of prosecuting complaints of electoral irregularities. On April 13, Ecuadorians went to the polls for a runoff election in which President Daniel Noboa and Citizen Revolution leader Luisa Gonzalez competed for the presidency for the 2025–2029 term. RELATED: Network of Intellectuals Expresses Concern Over Ecuador’s Political Situation According to the official results announced…

Fraud in Ecuador: Luisa González Reveals New Irregularities in Electoral Runoff

Three days after the runoff election in Ecuador, presidential candidate Luisa González of the Citizen Revolution movement has presented new evidence of irregularities in the vote count during the recent electoral process and denounce the results presented by the National Electoral Council (CNE). In a video posted on social media this Thursday, April 17, Luisa González warned about multiple versions of vote tally sheets that were modified by the …

Ecuador opposition candidate, doubling down on fraud claims, loses coalition backing

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's leftist presidential challenger Luisa Gonzalez has said she will formally challenge the result of Sunday's election, claiming widespread fraud, although she has lost the

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