Ecuador s Elections Are Being Undermined by Foreign and Domestic Interference, Ex-Diplomat Explains
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Before the votes were fully counted in Ecuador s latest elections, one candidate received a phone call from the US embassy assuring him that he would be in the second round. Fidel Narvaez, a Ecuadorian diplomat, tells Sputnik that this is only part of what appears to be a concerted effort to undermine the election results.
Ecuador is due to have its second round of elections in April. Although the progressive candidate, Andrés Arauz, won by a large margin, he did not win by enough to avoid a runoff. However, the parliamentary results via the National Assembly are final, with the progressive candidates winning more seats than any other. The results of the presidential and parliamentary elections ref
“We must celebrate the sentence … but with great caution,”. In this interview, Fidel Narvaez, former consul of Ecuador in London tells us about the resolution that denies the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States.
“Behind the sentence, there has been great social pressure and it is a whitewashing of the image of the British judicial system,” he says later.
“Journalistic work has been criminalized …”
Video editing: Ángel Martín / Transcription: Alicia Blanco
Interview transcript
Pressenza. – Good morning. We are with Fidel Narváez, former consul of Ecuador in London. Thank you very much for giving us your attention.
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