Puebla Group to accompany as observer Ecuador s runoff elections
Puebla Group to accompany as observer Ecuador s runoff elections
Quito, Apr 9 (Prensa Latina) The Puebla Group confirmed on Friday the presence of an observer mission of the group in Ecuador, to accompany the second round of presidential elections scheduled for Sunday, April 11.
The team is headed by Spanish jurist Baltasar Garzon and also includes Colombian congressperson Maria Jose Pizarro and member of the Spanish Congress of Deputies Gerardo Pisarello.
According to advances of the space formed by Ibero-American leaders, the mission will develop an intense agenda of meetings with members of the National Electoral Council and the Contentious Electoral Tribunal, as well as with different social and political organizations of the country.
Electoral silence due to runoff starts in Ecuador
Electoral silence due to runoff starts in Ecuador
Quito, Apr 9 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador will undergo a period of electoral silence as of Friday, prior to the presidential runoff, slated for Sunday, April 11.
The current stage comes after an electoral campaign carried out since March 16 until Thursday at 23:59 hours(local time) by the two rival presidential tickets: Andres Arauz-Carlos Rabascall (Union por la Esperanza progressive coalition) and Guillermo Lasso-Alfredo Borrero (Creo-Partido Social Cristiano center-right alliance).
Both presidential tickets had 24 days to stage rallies and hold vote-catching meetings, in order to ratify the support received in the first round of elections on February 7 and attract the vote of undecided people and those who would vote for one of the other 14 candidates who ran for the election.