News Briefs Ecuador Ecuador's electoral council (CNE) suspended a vote recount in 17 provinces requested by presidential candidate Yaku Pérez, after Feb. 7's election. The CNE could not reach a majority on the request for a recount, Pérez alleges fraud was committed to keep him out of the April runoff against first-place winner Andrés Arauz. Guillermo Lasso narrowly displaced Pérez to third in the middle of last week's count. Without a recount, the CNE said Pérez can challenge the results once the winners are proclaimed, later this week. (
Ecuador suspends vote recount (Feb. 17, 2021)
Ecuador suspends vote recount (Feb. 17, 2021)
Ecuador suspends vote recount (Feb. 17, 2021)
News Briefs Ecuador Ecuador's electoral council (CNE) suspended a vote recount in 17 provinces requested by presidential candidate Yaku Pérez, after Feb. 7's election. The CNE could not reach a majority on the request for a recount, Pérez alleges fraud was committed to keep him out of the April runoff against first-place winner Andrés Arauz. Guillermo Lasso narrowly displaced Pérez to third in the middle of last week's count. Without a recount, the CNE said Pérez can challenge the results once the winners are proclaimed, later this week. (