A quantitative analysis shows how voting patterns changed from the first to the second round, allowing Noboa to become president. The 2021 and 2023 runoffs were similar. Two years ago, Andrés Arauz and Guillermo Lasso competed for half of the total votes—those that had gone to the other 14 presidential candidates in the first round. In the second round of 2023, Luisa González and Daniel […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

We’ve spent a bit over two weeks here in the US and are eagerly anticipating our return ‘home’ to Ecuador. Our time here has been quite the roller coaster – filled with the joy of reuniting with old friends but also marked by a staggering surge in prices, spanning from fuel and groceries to entertainment. […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

Less than a year after his release from prison, former vice president Jorge Glas finds himself at the center of a new controversy, further deepening divisions within the Citizen Revolution movement. Former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, once a prominent figure in Correismo, now stands as the most uneasy presence among its ranks. His involvement […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

The writing was apparently on the wall in 2022, when it ended the year with losses of $17 million. Thousands of passengers are still waiting for their flights to be rescheduled. The Ecuadorian airline Equair, which commenced operations with a maiden flight between Guayaquil and Quito on December 29, 2021, saw its brief existence come […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!