Citizen Revolution
Ecuador: from the dream of the Montecristi Constitution to the “Panama of the Andes”?
Irene León speaks about factors behind the recent loss of progressive forces in Ecuador and what to expect with Guillermo Lasso in office
Guillermo Lasso wins presidential election in Ecuador
The right-wing Guillermo Lasso obtained 52.41% of the votes while progressive candidate Andrés Arauz secured 47.59% of the votes in the election held on Sunday. Arauz’s Union for Hope alliance won the most seats in the legislature
How Ecuador’s US-backed, coup-supporting ‘ecosocialist’ candidate Yaku Pérez aids the right-wing
Ecuador’s presidential candidate Yaku Pérez supported coups in Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, and Nicaragua. His US-backed party Pachakutik and supposedly “left-wing” environmentalist campaign is being promoted by right-wing corporate lobbyists.
What you need to know about the upcoming Ecuadorian elections
Andrés Arauz of the progressive Union for Hope (UNES) alliance, is the current front runner in the general elections.
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- Majority of countries in West Asia call for region to be a nuclear-free zone
- University and College Union secures big win against work casualization in the UK
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- Peruvian Prime Minister Aníbal Torres resigns
