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Ecuador Elections 2017

Ecuador will be holding general elections on Feb. 19, 2017. The population will head to the polls to elect five regional parliamentarians, 137 federal lawmakers, the vice president, and the president.

In the lead-up to election day, teleSUR looks at the presidential candidates, political debates and what is at stake for the future of the country.

If You Read One Thing

 

Ecuador Starts Presidential Race, Correa's Former Vice President Leads

Ecuador kicked off its election campaign Jan 3. ahead of the Feb. 19 vote that will determine whether President Rafael Correa’s progressive policies and so-called “Citizen’s Revolution” will continue in the South American country for another four years. READ MORE

PAIS Candidate: Lenin Moreno

 

Lenin Takes Lead in Polls as Ecuador's 2017 Elections Launched

Front-runner Lenin Moreno, in a wheelchair since being shot in 1998, has been a leading champion for rights of people with disabilities in Ecuador. READ MORE

'Comrade Lenin:' Disability Activist to Run for Ecuador President on Left Ticket

Ecuador’s ruling party, the leftist Alianza Pais, elected Lenin Moreno to be its next candidate for president. The former Vice-President under Rafael Correa from 2007 to 2013, who has been in in a wheelchair since being shot in 1998, has since served as Special Envoy on Disability and Accessibility at the United Nations. READ MORE

Opposition

 

Ecuador Right-Wing Opposition Splinters Ahead of 2017 Election

Ecuador's opposition, which had been contemplating a united candidacy for the upcoming presidential election, appears to have already fragmented after one member of the coalition announced their preferred candidate. READ MORE

Tax Debate

 

Ecuador's Tax Evader Presidential Hopeful Wants to Gut Tax Code

Ecuadorean right-wing banker and presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso, who was outed as a tax cheat in last year's scandalous Panama Papers leak, said that if he becomes president he will push for massive tax cuts in Ecuador.  READ MORE

Top Ecuador Opposition Politician Tied to Panama Tax Haven

Forty Ecuadorean economic entities and individuals, including right-wing opposition leader and wealthy banker Guillermo Lasso, have used Panamanian law firms, most notably Mossack Fonseca, resulting in a total of more than US$2 billion in Ecuadorean wealth being based offshore in Panama. READ MORE

 

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  • Lenin Moreno, candidate for left-wing coalition Alianza Pais

    Lenin Moreno, candidate for left-wing coalition Alianza Pais | Photo EFE

  • So far, Lenin Moreno is leading in the polls.

    So far, Lenin Moreno is leading in the polls. | Photo expreso.ec/

  • Presidential candidate Lenin Moreno (l), President Rafael Correa, Vice President Jorge Glas and Alianza Pais director Doris Soliz.

    Presidential candidate Lenin Moreno (l), President Rafael Correa, Vice President Jorge Glas and Alianza Pais director Doris Soliz. | Photo Andes

  • CREO candidate Guillermo Lasso delivers a speech at an election rally.

    CREO candidate Guillermo Lasso delivers a speech at an election rally. | Photo EFE

  • Mayor of Guayaquil, Jaime Nebot, is also running for president. He is a fierece opponent of President Rafael Correa.

    Mayor of Guayaquil, Jaime Nebot, is also running for president. He is a fierece opponent of President Rafael Correa. | Photo EFE

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