Councilman Bolívar Vera, 42, of the municipality of Durán was kidnapped and murdered in a new episode of Ecuador s political violence saga one month ahead of the presidential runoff. Vera s body was found Friday on a road in the rural sector of Salitre with his hands tied in the province of Guayas, it was also reported. He had been reported missing on Thursday, Sept. 7.
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Quito, Feb 11 (Prensa Latina) Without support and resignations in his cabinet, the president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, ends the week facing a political crisis after the defeat of his referendum at the polls.
Quito, Feb 10 (Prensa Latina) Ecuadorian citizens, politicians and analysts warn of a possible social unrest given allegations of fraud in the minutes of the constitutional referendum in the province of Guayas.