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This Friday, an Ecuadorian constitutional judge issued a precautionary measure reinstating the political rights of the country's former vice president,...
June 10, 2023
The recent withdrawal of Leonidas Iza, president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), from the upcoming elections...
June 9, 2023
Otto Sonnenholzner, former vice president of Ecuador (2018-2020), confirmed his pre-candidacy for the presidency of the South American country in...
June 8, 2023
Ecuador's inflation rate in May 2023 exhibited a marginal rise over April, resulting in a monthly inflation rate of 0.09%.
June 7, 2023
The president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, said yesterday that the country had reduced levels of violence thanks to law enforcement...
June 7, 2023
The number of people affected by the overflowing of six rivers due to heavy rains registered last weekend in the...
June 7, 2023
Amid Ecuador's political uncertainty and security crisis, measuring citizens' trust in different sectors and societal actors is key to facing
June 5, 2023
More than 500 people were rescued today in four cantons of the coastal province of Esmeraldas, in the northwest of...
June 5, 2023
The president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, officially announced yesterday, Friday, that he will not seek reelection in the early general...
June 3, 2023