Ecuador: Rafael Correa's Party Barred From Running in Elections
Published 19 July 2020 (2 hours 18 minutes ago)
Ecuador's National Electoral Council (CNE) on Sunday suspended four political movements for the 2021 elections, including the Social Commitment Force Party, an organization led by former president Rafael Correa.
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The legal representatives of the suspended political organizations will have ten days to present their discharges.
"The suspension of these political organizations constitutes a reasoned request by the control body," the CNE stated.
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The decision comes after the recommendations by the Comptroller's Office which says that these political parties were illegally registered.
"This decision is part of the right-wings agenda to prevent him from running for office," Former President Rafael Correa denounced on Twitter.
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FORMER Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa warned of an “undemocratic violation of human rights” today after his party, Compromiso Social, was blocked from standing in elections.
Current President Lenin Moreno was accused of “yet another power grab” and interfering to illegally dissolve the party that, according to latest polling, would win both parliamentary and presidential elections.
Mr Correa was president of Ecuador from 2007 to 2017 and remains hugely popular in the country, with a 72 per cent approval rating. Polls suggest that, should he be allowed to contest elections, he would again win the presidency.
Compromiso Social is the largest political force in Ecuador. But last week the National Electoral Council (CNE) removed the party from the list of those able to participate in the February 2021 elections.
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