ECUADOR: Left-wing presidential challenger Luisa Gonzalez has denounced the withdrawal of her security team for jeopardising her safety and that of her family.  

Ms Gonzalez, who faces incumbent Daniel Noboa in a run-off vote tomorrow, said her military  security detail had been “abruptly relieved of their duties.”

Ecuador has been plagued by political violence, including the assassination of a candidate in the last presidential election.