Another prison riot in Ecuador leaves 5 inmates dead and 3 injured
At least five prisoners were killed and three injured in a riot in prison in the city of Quito, the...
November 8, 2022Topic
ecuador politics
National strike: roads in Ecuador blocked through call for indigenous mobilizations
The Confederation of Indigenous Peoples (Conaie) called for an indefinite general strike in Ecuador against rising fuel prices, the cost
June 14, 2022
Ecuador’s new president decrees Code of Ethics with restrictions on executive branch personnel
Limitations on the use of airplanes and state vehicles, not hiring relatives, and not taking them on official trips are...
May 27, 2021
Lasso begins his term with bilateral meeting with US and Venezuelan opposition leader
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The new president of Ecuador, conservative Guillermo Lasso, began his administration on Tuesday with a...
May 25, 2021
Ecuador’s Guillermo Lasso, to prosper politically, must contend with powerful Correa legacy
Union for Hope (UNES), the progressive alliance that backs Correaism, is the main opposition force to the government in Ecuador...
May 21, 2021
Guillermo Lasso receives credentials as Constitutional President of Ecuador
The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Ecuador delivered this Wednesday the credential of Constitutional President of the Republic to conservative...
May 19, 2021
An indigenous movement wins the presidency of Ecuador’s parliament
Guadalupe Llori, of the indigenous movement Pachakutik, won this Saturday the National Assembly (parliament) presidency after obtaining the support of...
May 16, 2021
Blinken talks with Ecuador’s president-elect Lasso about Venezuela and US support
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by telephone this Friday with Ecuador's president-elect, conservative Guillermo Lasso, about strengthening the...
April 24, 2021
Vaccination against Covid marks the beginning of calm government transition in Ecuador
Vaccination against covid-19 and institutional cordiality marked this Monday the beginning of the Government transition process between the outgoing President...
April 20, 2021