ADVERTISEMENT

Ecuador politics

Now playing Next

Republic of Ecuador

Prosecutor investigating attack on Ecuador TV studio shot dead

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

TOP TAGS

OLYMPIC GAMES PARIS 2024 PARIS ITALY FRANCE ISRAEL TRAVEL SPORT ISRAEL HAMAS WAR

More about this topic

Now playing Next

Pope condemns assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate

Several Colombians have been arrested in connection with the murder of Fernando Villavicencio.

12/08/2023

Now playing Next

Anti-corruption Ecuadorian presidential candidate assassinated

An Ecuadorian presidential candidate known for speaking up against cartels and corruption was shot and killed Wednesday at a political rally in the capital, amid a startling wave of gang-driven violence in the South American country.

10/08/2023

Now playing Next

Watch: Soldiers in Ecuador tackle prison riot

Soldiers enter the Guayas 1 prison facilities in the southwestern port city Guayaquil after six police were wounded in the latest prison riot to hit Ecuador. A source at the prison authority who asked not to be named told AFP that the police officers were confronted by inmates with guns and explosiv

03/11/2022

Now playing Next

Republic of Ecuador

Ecuador picks conservative Guillermo Lasso for president

Ex-banker Guillermo Lasso defeated left-wing economist Andrés Arauz in Ecuador's presidential runoff.

12/04/2021

ADVERTISEMENT

Now playing Next

Why Nemonte Nenquimo has become the voice of the Indigenous population

Nenquimo has been named one of Time Magazine's Most Influential People of 2020.

01/11/2020

Now playing Next

Republic of Ecuador

Ecuador's president sends soldiers onto the streets as protests worsen

Ecuadorean indigenous group Conaie said late on Saturday that it would continue anti-austerity protests after President Lenin Moreno imposed a military-enforced curfew in the capital Quito

13/10/2019

Now playing Next

Clashes on the streets of Quito over pro-abortion law

There were scenes of anger on the streets of Quito on Tuesday as pro-abortion protesters clashed with police after Ecuadorian lawmakers voted down a motion that would have eased abortion laws in rape cases.

18/09/2019

Now playing Next

Julian Assange is in a war of words with the Ecuadorian government

Julian Assange is embroiled in a war of words with the Ecuadorian government. The country's President Lenin Moreno has defended his decision to remove Mr Assange's asylum status claiming he 'violated his asylum conditions repeatedly'.

15/04/2019

Now playing Next

Arrest warrant 'political, illegal and absurd,' says Ecuador's Correa

Former president Rafael Correa, accused of kidnapping a political opponent in 2012, denies all charges

04/07/2018

Now playing Next

Ecuador 'returning to banana republic status', says accused Correa

Now living in Belgium,l Correa says kidnap charges against him are made for "political gain" by his successor.

04/07/2018

Now playing Next

Republic of Ecuador

All sides call for recount in Ecuador's presidential election

In a surprise announcement the ruling Country Alliance party, which won Sunday's election, called on the National Electoral Council for an immediate vote recount.

06/04/2017

Now playing Next

Republic of Ecuador

Ecuador election goes to an April run-off

The presidential race in Ecuador is to go to a second round run-off between leftist government candidate Lenin Moreno and ex-banker Guillermo Lasso.

23/02/2017

Now playing Next

Republic of Ecuador

Leftist Moreno leads in Ecuador presidential election

Leftist Lenin Moreno leads in Ecuador's presidential election, but he may not have enough votes to avoid a run-off.

20/02/2017

Now playing Next

Republic of Ecuador

Ecuador election could end a decade of left wing rule

Ecuadoreans are voting in an election that could see the country turn its back on a decade of left-wing rule.

19/02/2017

Now playing Next

Republic of Ecuador

Moreno hopes Correa's legacy will carry him to victory in Ecuador

Ecuador's ruling Socialists are hoping Lenin Moreno will be able to carry forward the Correa legacy as the country votes for a new president on Sunday.

16/02/2017

Now playing Next

Republic of Ecuador

Ecuador's Correa says thanks for domestic and international aid after earthquake

Ecuador’s worst earthquake in decades is known to have killed at least 480 people – the official toll given on Tuesday – but the number is expected

20/04/2016

Now playing Next

Republic of Ecuador

Ecuador: protestors warned of a "class war"

Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets across Ecuador. This is the third week of protests; people are angry about new tax legislation

26/06/2015

Now playing Next

Greek debt crisis is “absolute supremacy of capital over humans”

Pro tempore president of Celac – the Community of Latin American and Carribean States – Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa was in Brussels to take

17/06/2015