Latin America

Ecuador Will Have a Runoff Election

The president of the National Electoral Council of Ecuador (CNE), Juan Pablo Pozo, announced today that according to the trend there will be a second round of elections in Ecuador between candidates Lenin Moreno of the ruling party and Guillermo Lasso of the opposition.

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Ecuador Elections Still in Limbo

Results in the presidential elections in Ecuador on Sunday are still inconclusive. With 87.5 % of the votes counted at 6:30 a.m. local time, the government coalition candidate Lenin Moreno was ahead with 39.09% of the vote over his closest rival Guillermo Lasso with 28.28%.

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CNN Booted From Venezuelan Airwaves

The Venezuelan National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel) today confirmed the enforcement of a punishment against the US television network CNN, and ordered the suspension of news channel broadcasts throughout the country.

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US Puts Venezuelan VP on its Narco List

The United States on Monday blacklisted Venezuela’s Vice-President, Tareck El Aissami, for drug trafficking, which promises to open up a new front for conflict in Latin America in Donald Trump’s just over three weeks in power.

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