Elections 2023 Archives

Op-Ed/Commentary

EcuadorElections 2023 Ecuador News Round-Up No. 4: Hours Before the Election, the Notion of State Involvement in Villavicencio’s Death Begins to Take Hold

Several polls conducted after Villavicencio’s death have suggested the González-Arauz ticket is the candidacy most hurt by the assassination, with some pollsters predicting a six-point drop within three days of the murder.

Pedro Labayen Herrera / August 18, 2023

Op-Ed/Commentary

EcuadorElections 2023Latin America and the Caribbean Ecuador News Round-Up No. 3: Presidential Candidate Fernando Villavicencio is Assassinated as Violence Escalates, Luisa González Leads Polls, Lasso’s Decrees Fail, and Accusations of Undue Influence Emerge

At around 6:20 p.m. on August 9, Fernando Villavicencio, the presidential candidate for the Movimiento Construye Ecuador alliance, was assassinated as he was leaving a campaign event in Quito.

Pedro Labayen Herrera / August 10, 2023

Article

EcuadorElections 2023Latin America and the Caribbean Ecuador News Round-Up No. 2: How Tax Havens, Referenda, and Worsening Security May Affect the Elections

In the two weeks since the registration deadline for the presidential elections, Ecuador’s electoral authorities have initiated the candidate vetting process.

Pedro Labayen Herrera / July 06, 2023