Leftist lawyer Luisa González and businessman Daniel Noboa outlined their government plans, debating on the matters of economy, security, social policies and political issues

González is the winner of the first round of presidential elections in Ecuador. She said that with the complaint, she not only intends to safeguard her life and shed light on the plan aimed at physically eliminating her, but also draw attention to the impunity in the country

González of the left-wing Citizens Revolution Movement won the first round with 33.31% of the votes, while Noboa of the right-wing National Democratic Action Alliance secured 23.66% of the votes

The early elections in the Andean country are taking place in a context of increased violence against political candidates and in society generally

All seven presidential candidates advocated strengthening of the security in the country and promised improvements as they stood next to fellow hopeful Fernando Villavicencio’s empty podium, who was assassinated last week

The former member of Ecuador’s National Assembly Villavicencio had previously denounced receiving threats from members of criminal groups

The attack, which occurred just two months before the early general elections, has been condemned by various leaders of the Citizens’ Revolution Movement party, whose presidential ticket with Luisa González and Andrés Arauz is leading voter intention polls

As Ecuador prepares for early general elections, we look at the presidential candidates who will replace Guillermo Lasso

In today’s episode, we bring you stories of British postal workers voting for a strike, deals between Iran and Russia, violence in Ecuador, and a Turkish court verdict on the Istanbul Convention