Police water cannon demonstrators at the Plaza de Santo Domingo near the government palace during a protest to reject the government's economic policies, rising unemployment and the signing of an agreement with the International Monetary Fund, in Quito,
FORMER Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa has denounced a ban on his new movement standing in the 2021 election as a form of “electoral fraud.”
The National Electoral Council confirmed on Wednesday that the Social Commitment Force of Mr Correa, part of the Union for Hope Coalition, would not be allowed to stand, having originally suspended it in July.
The former leader, driven into exile by his successor and one-time deputy Lenin Moreno, had been selected to stand for the vice-presidency.
LEE BROWN highlights the latest attempts to undo progressive reforms instated during the presidency of Rafael Correa
Noboa’s second term looks set to deepen his neoliberal policies: reduced public investment, privatization, cuts to social programmes, and militarisation, says PILAR TROYA FERNANDEZ
