00:00Welcome to The Lesson English as we go live to Quito, Ecuador, where authorities of the
00:09National Electoral Council are offering statements at this hour.
00:12Let's listen.
00:1383.88 percent, on the basis of the information gathered at this hour, keeping with the percentage
00:24of voters in previous elections.
00:29In a general balance, this voting day has developed with normality, and order and security
00:39and peace have prevailed.
00:42These are principles that ratify that Ecuadorians trust their democratic system.
00:49to the participation of citizenship that express their will.
00:56And from this moment on, Ecuadorians must be aware that the members of the boards start
01:09counting votes, which have to be with a public level, with delegates, viewers, national and
01:20from abroad, as well as the press.
01:23Now we move, give the floor to Engineer Pita Garcia, Vice President of the National Electoral
01:30Council.
01:33It is important to note that citizens count votes in the voting stations at the same time
01:50the 24 provincial boards are counting votes of the people in prison and of those who vote
02:02at home.
02:04We reiterate to the citizens that the National Electoral Council is the only institution
02:10that has a responsibility to publish the official results of the 2025 elections.
02:18Therefore, any poll outside this is not an official result.
02:27It's important to highlight that in the 4,700 citizens that conformed them are counting
02:37votes, a process that is public and is watched by the over 5,000 delegates of the political
02:45organization, 1,600 viewers from abroad and representatives of communication media.
02:55Now we listen to Jose Cabrera Zurita, member of the National Electoral Council.
03:03Likewise of the 97 electoral zones abroad, the voting journey has ended of the 49 zones
03:15and those who belong to circuits of the United States, Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean
03:21and Africa that will end with the exercising of the right to vote at 10.30 Ecuador time.
03:33From 19 hours we will start with the vote counting of the stations abroad.
03:41In addition, we remember the country that to process results, 1,680 voting stations
03:52have been established and 25 centers of voting process, one for each province and one for
04:02abroad.
04:03Now we listen to the speech of Stella Acero, member of the National Electoral Council.
04:25In the same way, we reiterate to the citizens that in the centers of digitalizing tell sheets
04:32CDE, the permanence way are the delegates of political organizations and those who watch
04:41from abroad as we comply with processing the results generated in the boards that get the
04:51votes which will publish in that website www.cne.gov.napp.telegram.gov and from the commander's center and broadcasting
05:11through our official platforms, reposition of accent, tell sheets and results for political
05:19organization and communication media.
05:21We thank all of the citizens that went to the polls to exercise their right to vote.
05:30And the same way to the members of the voting stations for their civic and patriotic participation.
05:42This way we are closing this national broadcasting and we thank you for stay tuned with us.
05:50We invite you to stay tuned through official channels and we leave you with the voices
05:55of the viewers and heads of international chains for a multicolored democracy.
06:03Let's go for Ecuador.
06:05We are listening to the authorities of the National Electoral Council in the latest official
06:09report regarding the presidential elections on their way in Ecuador.
06:12During her remarks, the president of the CNE, Diana Atamaint, informed that over 86% of
06:18the population has participated in the general elections and that peace has prevailed throughout
06:24this election day, which ratifies that Ecuadorians respect the country's democracy.
06:28Atamaint also assured that the CNE is the only institution responsible for the publication
06:33of the official reports and results of these elections.
06:37This is all for the moment, but we will continue bringing you the latest in this topic, so
06:41stay tuned with Telesur English.
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