Ecuador elections body denies opposition request for vote recount

Ecuador elections body denies opposition request for vote recount

QUITO - Ecuador's elections body on Thursday denied a request from the leftist opposition to recount presidential votes from thousands of ballot boxes, narrowing the possibilities for the Citizens' Revolution party to continue to contest incumbent President Daniel Noboa's win. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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