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Ecuador votes in close presidential race, with drug violence the top concern
Ecuadoreans vote on Sunday in what is expected to be a close presidential race between incumbent Daniel Noboa, who says he ...
Ecuador votes in knife-edge election during wave of violence
Ecuador’s market-friendly President Daniel Noboa faces the protégée of socialist ex-leader Rafael Correa in a run-off ...
Ecuador votes in knife-edge presidential runoff amid crime surge, economic struggles
In the first round in February, Noboa edged past Gonzalez by fewer than 17,000 votes. Polls suggest the outcome of Sunday’s ...
Ecuador will choose its next president on Sunday amid surging violence and crime
Ecuadorians will head to the polls on Sunday in a runoff presidential election, choosing between a conservative incumbent or ...
How mafias like "Freddy Kruegers" and "Peaky Blinders" terrorize Ecuador through extortion and murder
A flood of cocaine from Colombia and Peru through Ecuadoran ports has created a plethora of mafias with striking names and ...
PHOTO COLLECTION: Ecuador Election
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Ecuador's violence-hit coastal region focus of presidential candidates
The two candidates battling it out to win Ecuador's presidency in this Sunday's run-off have focused their energies on the ...