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How the US Gov’t Cultivated Environmental and Indigenous Groups to Defeat Ecuador’s Leftist Correísta Movement

May 7, 2021 Ben Norton Andres Arauz, CIA, citizens revolution, CONAIE, Correismo, Ecuador, ELN, Enviromentalism, farc, Guillermo Lasso, Jaime Vargas, Leonidas Izan, NED, Pachakutik, Rafael Correa, USAID, Yaku Perez

By Ben Norton – May 4, 2021 When socialist Rafael Correa became Ecuador’s president, CIA cutouts poured money into environmental

Latin America and ALBA-TCP Opinion

April Elections in Latin America: Background and Possibilities

April 10, 2021 Saheli Chowdhury Andres Arauz, Ecuador 2021 elections, Fernando Tuesta, fujimorismo, Guillermo Lasso, Joe Emersberger, Pachakutik, Peru, Veronika Mendoza, Yaku Perez, Yohny Lescano

By Saheli Chowdhury – Apr 8, 2021 For Latin America, the 2021 calendar is filled with elections of all kinds—presidential,

Latin America and ALBA-TCP News South America

Ecuador: Indigenous People Back Andres Arauz’s Candidacy

April 5, 2021 Editor2 Andres Arauz, CONAIE, Ecuador, Ecuador 2021 elections, Guillermo Lasso, Jaime Vargas, Pachakutik, Social Christian Party, UNES, Yaku Perez

The Union for Hope candidate is contesting the presidential election runoff to take place on April 11. Confederation of Indigenous

Featured image: UNASUR headquarters in Ecuador with the statue of Nestor Kirchner. File photo.

Latin America and ALBA-TCP News South America

An Arauz Presidency in Ecuador Would Revive UNASUR, Weaken Lima Group – Chavista Chronicles from Caracas Interview with Joe Emersberger

April 4, 2021April 5, 2021 orinocotribune Andres Arauz, April 11, CELAC, Chavista Chronicles from Caracas, complex parliament, Ecuador, elections, Guillermo Lasso, Interview, Pachakutik, pink tide, presidential Race, Rafael Correa, Unasur, Yaku Perez

Caracas, April 03, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com).- In this new episode of Chavista Chronicles from Caracas we had the pleasure to interview

Latin America and ALBA-TCP News

How a Colombian Smear Campaign Rocked Ecuador’s Presidential Election

March 20, 2021 otowenh Alexander Main, Alvaro Uribe, Andres Arauz, Andrés Felipe Vanegas Londoño, Colombia, Colombian political intervention, conspiracy theory, Ecuador, Ecuador 2021 elections, ELN funding narrative, Ivan Duque, Jeremy Ross, Latin America and the Caribbean, Progressive international, uribismo, Yaku Perez

See also Part I: “How a Colombian Ex-President Went to Bat for Trump in Florida” The previous piece in this series explored how

Latin America and ALBA-TCP Opinion South America

Ecuador: Maneuvering by the Electoral Council and Tribunal Jeopardizes the Elections

March 16, 2021 Marco Teruggi Andres Arauz, Ecuador, Ecuador 2021 elections, Electoral Disputes Tribunal (TCE), National Electoral Council (CNE), Yaku Perez

By Marco Teruggi – Mar 14, 2021 The second round of the presidential elections in Ecuador will take place on

Central America and the Caribbean Latin America and ALBA-TCP Opinion

Ecuador’s Pseudo-Left Candidate Yaku Pérez Echoes Call for Military Takeover, Nullifying Election, Prosecuting top Candidate

March 12, 2021 Ben Norton coup, Ecuador, Pachakutik, Yaku Perez

By Ben Norton – Mar 10, 2021 An Ecuadorian presidential candidate from a US-backed party, Yaku Pérez, has requested a

Latin America and ALBA-TCP Opinion South America

Coup-Supporting Academics Spread Lies to Censor The Grayzone Reporting Exposing Ecuador’s Pseudo-Left Candidate Yaku Pérez

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 Ben Norton Ben Norton, campaign, Ecuador, Fascism, Joining Beaulieu, Pablo Solón, The Grayzone, US Imperialism, Yaku Perez

By Ben Norton – Mar 1, 2021 A group of academics have circulated a lie-filled open letter aimed at censoring

Latin America and ALBA-TCP Opinion South America

Ecuador: from Horror and Grief to Electoral Debate and Corruption

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 Marco Teruggi Andres Arauz, Ecuador, Ecuador 2021 elections, Lenin Moreno, masacre, political actors, Protest, Yaku Perez

By Marco Teruggi – Feb 28, 2021 Ecuador went from electoral debate to counting deaths and grief. It happened on

Central America and the Caribbean Latin America and ALBA-TCP Opinion

Ecuador’s Recent Presidential Election Edges Closer to Resolution

February 28, 2021March 1, 2021 Editor2 Andres Arauz, Ecuador 2021 elections, Guillermo Lasso, Lenin Moreno, Pachakutik, Yaku Perez

By Michael Fox – Feb 22, 2021 Over the weekend, the country’s electoral council announced the top two candidates who

Latin America and ALBA-TCP Opinion South America

Ecuador’s Democracy Should not be Derailed by False Claims of Election Fraud

February 27, 2021 Mark Weisbrot Andres Arauz, Ecuador 2021 elections, Ecuador's CNE, Guillermo Lasso, Pachakutik, Yaku Perez

By Mark Weisbrot – Feb 26, 2021 Like Trump, the loser in Ecuador’s presidential election saw his early lead vanish

Featured image: File photo courtesy of Pagina|12.

Latin America and ALBA-TCP Opinion South America

Ecuador Elections: Arauz to Face Lasso in Second Round Under New Threats

February 22, 2021February 23, 2021 Marco Teruggi Andres Arauz, April 11, Ecuador, elections, Guillermo Lasso, lawfare, presidential Race, Second Round, Yaku Perez

By Marco Teruggi – February 22, 2021 The Comptroller’s Office and the Prosecutor’s Office will carry out audits of the

Andrés Arauz and Guillermo Lasso denounced an "attack on democracy" during the audit. | Photo: Radio LaCalle

Latin America and ALBA-TCP News South America

Second Round in Ecuador Under Threat: Arauz Denounces Moreno Government Interference in Presidential Elections

February 22, 2021 orinocotribune Andres Arauz, audit, Comptroller's Office, Ecuador, elections, Guillermo Lasso, interference in the elections, presidential Race, Second Round, State Attorney General, Yaku Perez

Ecuador’s presidential candidate Andrés Arauz considered the interference of state entities in the electoral process a blow to Ecuadorian democracy.

Featured image: Guillermo Lasso also came second in the 2013 presidential elections. Photo by Reuters.

Latin America and ALBA-TCP News South America

Ecuador’s CNE: Lasso Will Be Arauz’s Rival in Second Round

February 20, 2021 orinocotribune Andres Arauz, delays, Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, legal resource, Pachakutik, presidential Race, second round set, Yaku Perez

After 12 days of waiting, the National Electoral Council of Ecuador confirmed that Andrés Arauz and Guillermo Lasso will face

Latin America and ALBA-TCP Opinion South America

US, OAS, Colombia Try to Steal Ecuador’s Election from Popular Socialist Candidate, while Spreading Fake News

February 16, 2021 Ben Norton Andrez Arauz, CNE, Colombia, Diana Salazar, Ecuador, ELN, Ernesto Samper, Francisco Barbosa, Guillermo Lasso, Ivan Duque, Lenin Moreno, Maria Isabel Salvador, Nene Hernandez, oas, Rafael Correa, Ricardo Patino, Uribe, Uriel, US Imperialism, Yaku Perez

By Ben Norton . Feb 15, 2021 The US State Department is pushing a politicized vote recount, overseen by the

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