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The national and regional impact of Ecuador’s raids in Mexico | Explained

April 22, 2024 admin

The story so far: A political and diplomatic chasm has split Latin America. The epicentre of the crisis is Ecuador’s capital Quito; the immediate trigger was a police raid on the Mexican Embassy to arrest a political opponent convicted of corruption. President Daniel Noboa, in an unprecedented move, ordered raids on the embassy to arrest…

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Ecuadorians vote overwhelmingly in referendum to approve toughening fight against gangs

April 22, 2024 admin

Electoral workers count votes at a polling station during a referendum on tougher measures against organized crime in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on April 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Ecuador’s fledgling president got a resounding victory Sunday, April 21, 2024, in a referendum that he touted as a way to crack down on criminal gangs behind…

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5 Points On Ecuador’s Youngest-Ever President-Elect

October 17, 2023 admin

Daniel Noboa is the son of one of Ecuador’s richest men. Thirty-five-year-old Daniel Noboa became Ecuador’s youngest-ever president-elect after the electoral authority declared him the victor and socialist rival Luisa Gonzalez conceded defeat. Here are five points on Daniel Noboa: Mr Noboa is the son of one of Ecuador’s richest men, who himself has five…

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Daniel Noboa, political neophyte and heir to fortune, wins presidency in violence-wracked Ecuador

October 16, 2023 admin

Daniel Noboa has managed to do what his father failed at five times: getting elected as Ecuador’s President. And he did it on October 15 on his first attempt, winning a runoff election against a leftist lawyer on the resume of a 35-year-old who belongs to the South American country’s elite, which means some schooling…

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