Tag: Ecuador

Update (2123 EST): President Lasso has congratulated Noboa on his election: https://twitter.com/lassoguillermo/status/1713723251107443095?s=46&t=fwloThPnqgTH71QlDeR_hA According to local Ecuadorian media, National Democratic Action (ADN) candidate, Daniel Noboa has been named President-elect after 80% of the votes have been counted. The announcement from Primicias reads below: ”The results of the vote count of the National Electoral...

Ecuador's telematic voting platform has been targeted by hackers from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, Russia, Ukraine, and China, according to the Ecuadorian National Electoral Council, leading some to doubt the legitimacy of the election. The National Electoral Council has confirmed that votes have not been tampered with and that the...

Update (2143 EST): The assassin has been killed while in police custody. https://twitter.com/williamludena/status/1689446102955634688?s=46&t=fwloThPnqgTH71QlDeR_hA Update (2022 EST): The assassin has been captured by spectators at the rally. https://twitter.com/ronaldvinces5/status/1689430780743737345?s=46&t=fwloThPnqgTH71QlDeR_hA Update (2016 EST): Ecuadorian Interior Minister Zapata has confirmed Villavicencio has been killed after sustaining three gunshots to the head. A grenade was found but not...

Ecuador Declares State of Emergency Amidst Wave of Violence Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of emergency and imposed night curfews in three coastal provinces following a surge of violence over the weekend. The unrest resulted in at least eight fatalities and raised concerns about the influence of organized crime...

At approximately 1528 EST, initial reports began to emerge of an armed attack against Mayor Intriago of Manta, Ecuador in his constituency. By 1543 EST, Mayor Intraigo had been transported from the 15 de Septiembre neighborhood to a local hospital in Guayaquil. One other person was confirmed killed and...

Ecuadorian military leadership have announced that they will uphold President Guillermo Lasso's decision to dissolve the country's National Assembly, which comes as the president faced an impending impeachment trial over accusations of corruption and embezzlement. In a statement, the military said that Lasso's decision was well within the framework of...