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  2. Corruption in Ecuador - Wikipedia

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    Corruption in Ecuador is a serious problem. In 2014, the U.S. Department of State cited Ecuador 's corruption as a key human-rights problem. [ 1 ] According to Freedom House , "Ecuador has long been racked by corruption", and the weak judicial oversight and investigative resources perpetuate a culture of impunity .

  3. 2023 Ecuadorian political crisis - Wikipedia

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    President Guillermo Lasso faced various challenges regarding reported corruption during his tenure of two years. [2] In the Pandora Papers leak by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), Lasso faced his first controversy in October 2021 when it was reported that he had foreign bank accounts in a tax haven created in an effort to prevent others from seeing his net ...

  4. Daniel Noboa - Wikipedia

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    The raid was carried out to arrest the former vice president of Ecuador, Jorge Glas, who had been sentenced for corruption and had been living in the embassy since 17 December 2023. [76] A few hours before the attack, he had been granted political asylum. [75] [b] The assault led to Mexico severing its relations with Ecuador. [78]

  5. Ecuador’s youngest elected president faces a practically ...

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    Ecuador 's youngest elected president on Monday faced the practically impossible task of reducing a terrifying, drug-driven crime wave within a greatly shortened 1 1/2 years in office. Daniel ...

  6. Ecuador’s Raid on the Mexican Embassy, Explained - AOL

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    Glas was in the embassy seeking political asylum after having been found guilty of corruption by the current Ecuadorian government. ... Jorge Glas was vice president of Ecuador under Rafael Correa ...

  7. Ecuador says six suspects arrested for presidential candidate ...

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    The former vice president of Ecuador and current presidential candidate Otto Sonnenholzner said in an exclusive interview with CNN ... His “fight against corruption should be his legacy ...

  8. Fernando Villavicencio - Wikipedia

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    Shortly after the National Assembly was dissolved, Villavicencio announced his candidacy for president of Ecuador in the 2023 election. [20] He focused on the growing corruption, violence in the country, and environmental protection. [22] [23] During his campaign, he called Ecuador a "narco state" due to the rise in gang-related violence. [22]

  9. Daniel Noboa is sworn in as Ecuador's president, inheriting ...

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    Daniel Noboa, an inexperienced politician and heir to a fortune built on the banana trade, was sworn in Thursday as Ecuador’s president, a role that citizens are demanding he uses to restore the ...