Presence of progressive force confirmed in Ecuador´s 2021 elections
Presence of progressive force confirmed in Ecuador´s 2021 elections
Quito, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) A new ruling from Ecuador´s Contentious Electoral Tribunal (TCE) definitively ratified the legality of progressive coalition Union for Hope (UNES).
The plenary session of TCE ruled in favor of the ruling issued by Judge Ángel Torres, which rejected the appeal filed by Carlos Arboleda and Wilson Freire, against the organization s presidential binomial made up of Andrés Arauz and Carlos Rabascall.
With this decision, the presence of UNES was ratified for February 7, 2021´s elections, after several complaints and challenges, none of which proceeded.
State Attorney General’s Office opened a preliminary investigation against four councilors of
the National Electoral Council (CNE), for the crime of alleged non-compliance with a legitimate decision of the competent authority, which was raised by the
Social Justice movement
.
Prosecutor’s Office opened a preliminary investigation of four CNE advisers for alleged non-compliance with a legitimate decision of the competent authority
The prosecution action takes place after on December 18, the
National Court of Justice (CNJ) authorized the Prosecutor’s Office to “initiate a prior investigation and practice any investigation technique provided for in the Comprehensive Organic Criminal Code ( COIP) where any person is investigated ”, including the CNE councilors and the TCE judges,“ without incurring ”the prohibition provided in the second paragraph of article 19 of the Code of Democracy, since“ no it implies the establishment of a criminal process against
The National Electoral Council (CNE) sent to the
Constitutional Court (CC) a demand for conflict of powers, regarding its powers to organize the national elections of February 2021, in response to the judgments of
the Contentious Electoral Tribunal (TCE) .
Electoral Council sends demand of conflict of competences to constitutional judges; political groups ask for ‘legal certainty’
It was announced by the president of the Council,
Diana Atamaint during the IV Consultative Council of Political Organizations, convened for this Tuesday, September 22.
“I have sent the query to the Constitutional Court today, where a broad explanation is made (of the reason for the lawsuit). But the process must continue, ”Atamaint noted.
The variant of the covid-19 that was detected in the United Kingdom again activated the restrictions in countries of Europe and Latin America, mainly. Ecuador is no exception and a few minutes ago, the President of the Republic, Lenín Moreno, announced a state of exception from.
Tension grows in electoral entities prior to Ecuador 2021 elections
Tension grows in electoral entities prior to Ecuador 2021 elections
Quito, Dec 21 (Prensa Latina) Tension between the main electoral bodies of Ecuador increased today with the presentation of an appeal, by the National Electoral Council (CNE), against the judge of the Contentious Electoral Tribunal (TCE) Angel Torres.
According to an official statement, the argument to request the replacement of Judge Torres is based on statements he has made to different media and on the need for an impartial and transparent process .
The appeal seeks to guarantee neutrality of the judge s actions, because the aforementioned authority heard case 080-2020-TCE as rapporteur judge, related to the restitution of the legal status of the Social Justice movement and the repair of an alleged violation of the rights of that political organization, specified the CNE.