Quito, April 16 (Prensa Latina) The National Electoral Council (CNE) reported today that the first results of the popular consultation next Sunday, April 21, will be known from 7:30 p.m. (local time), two and a half hours after the start of scrutiny. The post Ecuador awaits consultation results on the night of April 21 first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Quito, Apr 12 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador´s National Court of Justice in charge of analyzing the habeas corpus of former Vice President Jorge Glas rulled on Frifay that his detention in the Mexican embassy was arbitrary and illegal, however he will remain behand bars. The post Glas’ arrest declared illegal, but he remains imprisoned in Ecuador first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Endrick of Brazil's Palmeiras, right, goes with the ball challenged by Julio Ortiz of Ecuador's Independiente del Valle during a Copa Libertadores Group F soccer match at Banco de Guayaquil
Millions in Ecuador overwhelmingly approved security measures that President Daniel Noboa proposed to fight rampant gang violence.
In a referendum, Ecuadoreans voted in favour of allowing the military to
Polls are open in Ecuador for a referendum that would allow the extradition of mafia bosses to US prisons, in a first hard test of President Daniel Noboa’s popularity.
Proposals include deploying the army in the fight against the gangs, loosening obstacles to extradition of accused criminals and lengthening prison sentences for convicted drug traffickers.
The mayor of a small mining town in Ecuador was shot dead on Wednesday, just days before a national referendum on whether to take tougher measures against crime, authorities said.
Ecuador President Daniel Noboa has blamed the unprecedented measure on drought, but also sabotage, without offering evidence.
Venezuela has ordered its embassy in Ecuador closed in the wake of a raid on the Mexican Embassy in Quito. “I ordered to close our Embassy in Ecuador, as well as the Consulates in Quito and Guayaquil and for diplomatic personnel to return to Venezuela immediately,” Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Tuesday in a post
Tegucigalpa, April 16 (Prensa Latina) The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, today ratified his country's determination to accompany Mexico in any process it decides to undertake against Ecuador, after the assault on the embassy of the Aztec nation in Quito. The post Petro: Colombia will follow Mexico in its decisions towards Ecuador first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Lazaro Vinicius of Brazil's Palmeiras celebrates after scoring his side's 2nd goal during a Copa Libertadores Group F soccer match against Ecuador's Independiente del Valle at Banco de Guayaquil stadium