Ecuador News Round-Up

Providing crucial context and updates for readers to understand political and other developments in Ecuador following years of increasing violence and crime, political repression and the judicialization of politics, corruption, and economic challenges.

By Pedro Labayen Herrera

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

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.

By Pedro Labayen Herrera

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

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.

By Pedro Labayen Herrera

Ecuador News Round-Up No. 1: The Run-Up to the August 20 Elections

Ecuador News Round-Up No. 1: The Run-Up to the August 20 Elections

In the last few months, Ecuador has been embroiled in political turmoil. In the face of a deep political crisis and plummeting popularity, President Guillermo Lasso eventually opted for dissolving the National Assembly on May 17

By CEPR

Barrio Las Peñas, Guayaquil, Ecuador