Autoritarismo, austeridad, represión y falsas narrativas: la crisis en Ecuador
El presidente ecuatoriano Daniel Noboa no solo ha agravado la crisis en el país, sino que también está intentando cambiar las instituciones y las leyes del país mediante lagunas jurídicas y la fuerza.
Authoritarianism, austerity, repression, and false narratives: the crisis in Ecuador
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has not only deepened the crisis in the country, but is also attempting to change the country’s institutions and laws through loopholes and force.
Marlon Vargas is the new president of Ecuador’s Indigenous movement CONAIE
After a close vote, Vargas defeated Leonidas Iza, former presidential candidate and current president of CONAIE, the country’s most powerful grassroots organization.
Bipartisanism wins in Ecuador: Noboa and González head to presidential run-off
In an unprecedented election, the candidate of the ruling party and the candidate of the Citizen Revolution party monopolized more than 88% of the valid votes, even though there were almost 16 candidates.
Indigenous leader Leonidas Iza wants to be Ecuador’s next president
Indigenous leader Leonidas Iza Salazar is one of the 16 candidates contesting the February 9 presidential elections in Ecuador
Ecuador’s presidential candidates debate security, sovereignty, and neoliberalism
In the debate that lasted almost four hours, the 16 candidates had to present their best offers. In this article, we present the candidates’ general proposals and some impressions from last Sunday’s discussion.
Ecuador’s Noboa on the back foot amid protests and diplomatic flops
While thousands of demonstrators came out to oppose Noboa’s government, the Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State hosted by Ecuador did not achieve the desired prestige.
Can Ecuador’s left and progressive forces build the necessary unity to confront Noboa’s neoliberal project?
Last week, diverse parties and organizations from the left and center met in Quito to discuss how to build unity in the upcoming 2025 elections
Ecuadorian opposition rejects dissolution of parliament
The majority of Ecuador’s political parties have rejected the dissolution of the National Assembly, arguing that the grounds established in the constitution to dissolve it, do not exist at the moment
Lasso government responsible for the murder of Indigenous activist, alleges CONAIE
The organization denounced that Mendúa was murdered because of his opposition to oil companies in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Ecuadorian social movements, left parties reject President Lasso’s “national agreement”
Following Lasso’s call for a “national agreement,” social organizations and progressive political parties rejected dialogue, criticizing Lasso’s neoliberal policies
Indigenous organizations and government conclude negotiations in Ecuador
The leaders of the CONAIE, FENOCIN and FEINE celebrated the advances made in the dialogue process, but also expressed their discontent, pointing out that agreements on various crucial demands are still pending
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