Ecuador: Presidential election ends in a ‘tie’ prompting run-off

Ecuador’s presidential election will go to a second round after a closely contested first-round result failed to produce an outright winner. The electoral authorities called it a “technical tie” after…

Ecuador: Polling in presidential election led by Daniel Noboa, Luisa Gonzalez

Voters  in Ecuador are set to pick their next president in a race dominated by the country’s security crisis and struggling economy. Polls opened at 7am local time (12:00 GMT)…

Ecuador: Nation chooses president against backdrop of gang violence

Ecuador chooses president against backdrop of gang violenceThe entire town feels like it is in a pandemic, locked up without being able to go out and enjoy our lives due…