
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.

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