Ecuador: state of emergency in seven provinces for second round of presidential elections

During the second national chain on Sunday, April 13, General Henry Tapia, commander of zone 9 of the National Police, reported on the results of the operations deployed at the national level in the framework of the current electoral process, when more than 41 per cent of the electoral roll had already been funded, i.e. 5.6 million voters (out of a total of 13.73 million eligible voters).

"One dollar, two ramitos. Romero, for half a dollar," proposed a lady at the door of the Basilica of the National Vote, which is not the nickname of the National Council...

The state of emergency was declared Saturday, April 10, for 60 days in seven Ecuadorian provinces, as well as in the capital Quito and in all the prisons of the country. The borders were closed in order to prevent the second round of the presidential election this Sunday from being disrupted by the violence, which made Ecuador one of the most dangerous countries in Latin America. The fight against drug cartels and armed gangs was also at the cen…

In the midst of a serious security crisis, the Ecuadorians decide who will be at the head of their state in the future. Noboa, acting as a hardliner, cannot safely count on his re-election.

In the second round of elections on April 13, Ecuador reports cases of false suffrage in Manabí, Esmeraldas and Cotopaxi. This crime against democracy is defined in article 333 of the COIP. The post Second round of elections: What is the crime of false suffrage and what is the legal consequence for those who commit it? appeared first on El Diario.

Accompanied by sharp security measures and an extensive state of emergency, Ecuador is the final election to the presidency.