Ecuador

The arrest of former presidential candidate Luisa González is the latest in a series of judicial attacks on Ecuador’s opposition parties ahead of local elections, writes Blair Goodman.

Franklin Ramírez Gallegos — Noboa’s victory gives him a free hand to extend the tripartite program he has been developing since he took office in 2023: neoliberal austerity, extractive accumulation and an ‘internal war’ against drug trafficking.

Ociel Alí López — Authoritarian drift and political blackmail shape the runoff election in Ecuador, where incumbent President Daniel Noboa won Sunday’s vote.

Augusto Barrera Guarderas, Franklin Ramírez Gallegos and Pablo Ospina Peralta give their opinions on Ecuador's elections and what the results portend for the country's political future and the fate of democracy.

Leónidas Iza analyses the country’s economic and political crisis, the impact of popular mobilisations and the need to articulate a project from the grassroots that combines social struggles and electoral disputes.

Revolutionary Movement of Workers — An immense wave of violence has been unleashed throughout the country. Ecuador is going through a moment of very deep crisis, perhaps the most serious in its history.

Ociel Alí López — With two weeks to go before Ecuador's presidential elections, what obstacles does Correísmo face in defeating its right-wing opponents? Will Luisa González become Ecuador's first elected woman president?