Colombia’s leftist government in chaos as elections loom
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Ecuador heads to the polls for presidential election led by millionaire president and leftist lawyer
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Who is Luisa González? The leftist politician who is again vying for Ecuador's presidency
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Ecuador votes for president, with the conservative incumbent and a leftist lawyer in the lead
Ecuador’s presidential election Sunday is shaping up to be a repeat of the 2023 race, when voters chose a young, conservative millionaire over the leftist protégée of the country’s most influential ...NBC News - Feb. 9
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