Guillermo Lasso

Death toll in Ecuador prison riot climbs over 100

The riots took place on Tuesday. Initially, the officials had reported the death toll to be 30.

Sep 30, 2021, 18:46 PM IST

Former banker Guillermo Lasso swears in as President of Ecuador

Former banker Guillermo Lasso became the President of Ecuador after being elected in his third run for the presidency.

May 25, 2021, 09:39 AM IST

Assange set to stay in Ecuador embassy as leftist on verge of winning election

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange dodged an eviction order in Ecuador's Sunday election, after the right-wing candidate who had vowed to kick him out of the country's London embassy was set to narrowly lose a presidential election.

Apr 03, 2017, 10:51 AM IST

Leftist Moreno declared winner in Ecuador presidential race

Ruling party candidate Lenin Moreno was declared the winner of Ecuador's presidential runoff today, delivering a major setback to a recent right-ward surge in Latin American politics and providing continuity to President Rafael Correa's "Citizens' Revolution".

Apr 03, 2017, 10:36 AM IST

Ecuador presidential election exit polls suggest leftist Lenin Moreno, ex-banker Guillermo Lasso neck-to-neck

Ecuador's conservative challenger Guillermo Lasso had 53.02 percent of votes versus 46.98 percent for leftist government-backed candidate Lenin Moreno, leading exit poll Cedatos showed on Sunday afternoon. 

Apr 03, 2017, 09:41 AM IST

Ecuador decides its future, and maybe Assange's, in runoff

Ecuador votes Sunday in a presidential runoff that will decide whether it follows Latin America's recent shift to the right, and could seal the fate of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Mar 31, 2017, 12:01 PM IST