00:00Also in Ecuador, more than 51,000 candidates began campaign activities for the local elections amid tensions over exclusion and
00:08political persecution driven by Daniel Novoa.
00:11The National Electoral Council confirmed the 51,731 candidacies registered for majors, prefects, the City Council members, members of rural
00:21parish boards and seven members of the Council for Citizen Participation and Social Control for the 2027-2031 term.
00:30In this regard, the election campaign began this Thursday with 15 days of campaign activities and candidates must present their
00:39proposals and seek as many votes as possible ahead of the elections next Sunday, November 29th.
00:45More than 13 million Ecuadorians are called to the polls for an election day that will take place under a
00:53state of emergency in eight provinces amid political tensions due to the restrictions imposed on some political organizations and candidates.
