Ecuadorians to vote in presidential election on Feb. 9

Ecuadorians vote in presidential election amid heightened security
Ecuadorians headed to the polls on Sunday, with increased security precautions, to elect a new president and vice president, as well as national and regional assembly members. Voting began at 7 am local time (1200GMT) across 4,349 centers in the country’s 24 provinces, with over 13 million eligible voters participating.
Ecuadorians getting ready to vote in 2025 presidential elections
Ecuadorians will vote in presidential elections to elect their head of state for the term of office from 2025 to 2029. The final preparations were completed on Saturday and extensive security measures will accompany election day.
Ecuadorian voters, many of them crime victims, head to the polls for presidential election
People on the streets of Ecuador can rattle off the places they have encountered criminals. And they can just as easily list what was taken from them in robberies, kidnappings, burglaries and other crimes they have experienced.
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Ecuador, one of the countries with the highest levels of violence in Latin America, began tightening police and military security operations on Friday ahead of Sunday’s general elections. These elections will take place under the 'internal armed conflict' declared one year ago by President Daniel Noboa to combat organized crime.
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