Tag: Ecuador general elections

• Friday, April 7th 2017 - 12:18 UTC

  Ecuador's ruling party accepts a recount of votes as demanded by the opposition

  

  In a surprise move, Ecuador’s ruling party, Country Alliance, has called for a recount of the votes cast in the weekend’s presidential election. Its candidate, Lenin Moreno, had won the election by the narrowest margin, with 51.16% of the vote.

• Tuesday, April 4th 2017 - 10:27 UTC

  International observers didn't find evidence of fraud in Ecuador´s presidential runoff

  

  International election observers didn’t find evidence of fraud in Ecuador’s presidential vote, the Organization of American States said on Monday, despite claims from the opposition that it was cheated after the ruling party’s candidate declared victory in a narrow race.

• Monday, April 3rd 2017 - 08:05 UTC

  Incumbent candidate winning in Ecuador's presidential runoff

  

  Socialist candidate Lenin Moreno had a slim lead Sunday in Ecuador’s presidential runoff, setting up a tense wait for the final count in a race that could change the political map of Latin America.Moreno, the designated heir to a decade of President Rafael Correa’s “21st-century socialism,” had 51.07% of the vote to 48.93% for conservative ex-banker Guillermo Lasso, with 94.2% of districts reporting, said the National Electoral Council.

• Saturday, April 1st 2017 - 23:40 UTC

  Will Ecuador confirm the conservative-turn-tendency in South America?

  

  Voters in Ecuador will be going to the polls on Sunday for the presidential runoff and a choice between a traditional South American leftist and a conservative ex-banker, that will steer the oil exporting country for the next four years. It will also show if South Americans are effectively abandoning populist ideas as happened in Argentina, Peru and Brazil.

• Monday, March 27th 2017 - 05:12 UTC

  Correa´s candidate headed for victory in Ecuador presidential runoff next Sunday

  

  The latest release of public opinion polls ahead of next Sunday's (April 2) presidential runoff in Ecuador show the ruling party candidate Lenin Moreno winning by a margin of 4.5 percentage points. The Cedatos poll conducted between March 18th and 21st, showed the ruling party candidate with 52.4% of the vote compared to opposition leader Guillermo Lasso‘s 47.6% (a 4.8% difference).

• Thursday, February 23rd 2017 - 09:49 UTC

  Ecuador presidential run off next 2 April confirmed by electoral authorities

  

  Ecuador's electoral commission has formally ruled that a runoff election will be needed to choose a successor for socialist President Rafael Correa. The body's announcement on Wednesday confirms its earlier indication that ruling party candidate Lenin Moreno and conservative former banker Guillermo Lasso will face off in an April 2 vote.

• Tuesday, February 21st 2017 - 09:13 UTC

  Delay in releasing electoral results triggers turmoil in Ecuador

  

  Tension mounted as vote counting in Ecuador's presidential election dragged into a third day on Tuesday, with supporters and opponents of outgoing President Rafael Correa trading heated accusations. With the last ballots trickling in from Sunday's election, ruling party candidate Lenin Moreno had a little over 39% of the votes and an almost 11-point lead over conservative Guillermo Lasso, a former banker who finished second.

• Monday, February 13th 2017 - 09:33 UTC

  OAS Observation Mission Begins Deployment in Ecuador for General Elections

  

  The Organization of American States Electoral Observation Mission (OAS/EOM) to the general elections and referendum that will be held in Ecuador on February 19 began its deployment this week.

• Friday, May 24th 2013 - 07:36 UTC

  South America re-election rash: Ecuador’s Correa takes office for the third consecutive time

  

  Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa will be inaugurated on Friday for his third consecutive mandate, something which Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez just managed before his death, and something which Bolivia’s Evo Morales aspires.

• Monday, February 18th 2013 - 06:55 UTC

  Correa wins re-election by a landslide turning him into indisputable regional leader

  

  President Rafael Correa swept to a re-election victory on Sunday promising to strengthen state control over Ecuador’s economy and continue using booming oil revenues to build roads, hospitals and schools in rural areas and shanty towns.