Tag Archives | Elections

CONAIE leader Leonidas Iza — ‘The Correismo/anti-Correismo polarisation only benefits the right’

Originally published: LINKs - Nodal (April 23, 2021 ) - Posted May 05, 2021

Nodal spoke with Leonidas Iza, president of the Indigenous and Campesino Movement of Cotopaxi (MICC), in between two elections.
Financial press fears Brazilians will be allowed to elect president of their choice

Originally published: FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting) (March 17, 2021 ) |

The Brazilian Supreme Court this month dismissed all charges against former President Luis Inacio “Lula” da Silva. A towering figure in national politics, Lula was the country’s president for eight years between 2003 and 2011.
Andres Arauz wins the first electoral round in Ecuador

Originally published: teleSUR English (February 7, 2021 ) |

According to unofficial results of an exit poll, Ecuador will have a run-off election. Andres Arauz won 36,2 percent of the valid votes and right-wing candidate Guillermo Lasso got 21,7 percent.