Tag: Ecuadorean opposition

• Friday, January 10th 2020 - 09:58 UTC

  Mexico grants political asylum to members of Ecuadorean opposition holed in its Quito embassy

  

  Mexico granted political asylum on Thursday to four members of Ecuador's opposition holed up in its embassy in Quito since widespread social unrest in October, the foreign ministry said. The four lawmakers, including former Congress speaker Gabriela Rivadeneira, “took a commercial flight to Mexico” early Thursday, the ministry said in a statement.