Ecuadorans will elect their next president on Sunday with voters choosing between a young, socialist protege of ex-leader Rafael Correa and a veteran conservative as the oil-rich country contends with an economic crisis aggravated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ecuador to elect new president in left-right battle

Protesters clashed with Ecuadoran forces Monday as they marched toward the capital to demonstrate against soaring fuel prices, with the government announcing the occupation of oil facilities had slashed production by 12 per cent.

Clashes at protests in Ecuador over fuel price hike, oil facilities seized

Violent clashes broke out in Quito, Ecuador between protesters and police on Monday (October 07) even as indigenous protesters paralyzed roads around Ecuador and blocked a main highway into the capital in a fifth day of action against government austerity measures that have sparked the worst unrest in years, resulting in 477 arrests.

Ecuador convulsed by protests, clashes, roadblocks

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Ecuador to elect new president in left-right battle

Clashes at protests in Ecuador over fuel price hike, oil facilities seized

Ecuador convulsed by protests, clashes, roadblocks