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A lower labor demand in 4 sectors was recorded in the first quarter of the year

The strongest reduction was recorded in construction. Jobs in this sector fell by 3%. Construction companies projected a decline in employment for March, although in a smaller proportion than the previous two months. That situation is reflected in the streets. From 08:00 until...
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Pre-fraud, fraud, and post-fraud in Ecuador

“According to all the symptoms, the political opposition won in Ecuador. Simply put, there was fraud. The trap was preceded by the pre-fraud, and now we are in the post-fraud phase.” Montaner mentions in his article published in the American daily El Nuevo Herald. He...
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The brake on the automotive industry

Figures generate confusion according to representatives of the automotive sector. For them, the fact that sales had increased in the first quarter of the year is positive, but not satisfactory. As they explained, the number only indicates a rise when compared with the same period...
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A view of the expropriation law

The Chamber of Commerce of Guayaquil (CCG) made observations to the Organic Law for Efficiency in Public Procurement. The law, approved by the Legislature, includes amendments to the Organic Law of the National Public Procurement System, the Organic Code of Territorial...
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The internal lobbying for key positions begins in the Legislature

According to the results of the National Electoral Council (CNE), José Serrano, Gabriela Rivadeneira and Viviana Bonilla, all of the Alianza País (AP) party, will be the ones in charge of the directorate, sub-directorate, and the secretariat of the first session. The only point...
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Rafael Correa calls for action in Quito against ‘bad losers’

President Rafael Correa called on citizens to concentrate next Saturday, April 22, from 09:00, at the de los Shyris Tribune, with flags of Ecuador, in favor of democracy, institutionality, and peace, “to say enough to bad losers.” “Let´s go to Los Shyris street,...
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CREO appealed to the TCE to recount the votes

The appeal was filed by Padrón before the Contentious Electoral Court (TCE), in accordance with Section 269 of the Democracy Code, said a statement issued by the CREO-SUMA Alliance. This party considers that the count of 11.2% of the total votes, set for tomorrow by the CNE is a...
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Extradition requests rose

  Extradition is one of the tools to try to bring them to the national territory. In that effort, the court lists at least five orders to the United States and Peru. In these countries, two people sought by the authorities were found. One of them is Carlos Pareja Yannuzzelli,...
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Lasso appeals for a new manual count of all the vote tally sheets

The attorneys of the CREO-SUMA alliance have appealed this Sunday against the National Electoral Council’s resolution to deny the total re-counting of the votes and has requested a new vote-by-vote count. The representatives of the candidate representing the political...
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The ballot boxes will be opened tomorrow at 08:30

Sunday 16 the ballot boxes arrived at the General Rumiñahui Coliseum, in Quito, to be counted tomorrow by the National Electoral Council. This operation began at 06:00 Sunday and four hours later the first ballot boxes arrived from Imbabura and Chimborazo. Every truck carrying...
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