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- Ecuadorians head to polls to toughen fight against gangs behind wave of violence
Ecuadorians head to polls to toughen fight against gangs behind wave of violence
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Approximately 13 million voters are participating in the election. President Daniel Noboa, who took office last November as the youngest president in Ecuador's history, has declared war on over 20 criminal gangs and implemented measures such as a state of emergency and controversial raids on embassies to address the issue. The articles mention that among the 11 questions posed to voters are proposals to deploy the army in the fight against gangs, loosen obstacles to extradition of accused criminals, and lengthen prison sentences for convicted drug traffickers.
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sources
- 1.France 24
- 2.The Times of India
- 3.Al Jazeera
- 4.The New York Times
- 5.CNN
- 6.The Guardian
- 7.El Paìs
- 8.El Pais
- 9.Times
perspectives
- 1.Organized crime
- 2.Assassination Attempt
- 3.Assassination
- 4.Drug Trafficking
- 5.Ecuador under Daniel Noboa
- 6.Ecuador under Guillermo Lasso
countries
organizations
- 1.Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences
- 2.Americas Society
- 3.CONAIE
- 4.Ecuadorian National Police
- 5.FLACSO
- 6.Gallup
- 7.International Court of Justice
persons
- 1.Daniel Noboa
- 2.Guillermo Lasso
- 3.Fernando Villavicencio
- 4.Jorge David Glas Espinel
- 5.Leonor Sandoval
- 6.Nayib Bukele
- 7.Christiane Amanpour
- 8.Erin Drake
- 9.Fernando Carrión
- 10.Genevieve Glatsky
- 11.José Adolfo Macías
- 12.Leonidas Iza