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Ecuador Denounced for Barring Party of Ex-President Correa from Upcoming Election

HeadlineJul 24, 2020

More than 20 former presidents and high-level government officials in Latin America have denounced Ecuador for barring the political party of former leftist President Rafael Correa from next year’s election. In an open letter, former Brazilian Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff and others warn that the move calls into question the legitimacy of the election.

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