Ecuador holds elections amid climate of violence

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More than 13 million Ecuadorians are called to participate in a general election to elect the new president, vice president and assembly members in the midst of a climate of violence and insecurity throughout the country. teleSUR

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00:00 In Ecuador, more than 30 million Ecuadorians are called to participate in a general election

00:04 to elect a new vice president and assembly members amid violence and insecurity throughout

00:09 the country.

00:10 According to the National Electoral Council, the process starts at 7 a.m. local time, with

00:16 the opening of 4,390 polling stations throughout the country.

00:22 Voters will have to choose among eight candidates aspiring to the presidency of Ecuador, among

00:26 which are Luisa González of the Citizen Revolution Movement, former Vice President Otto Salazar

00:31 Hohner of the Atuemos Alliance, Jan Topic of the Coalition for a Country Without Fear,

00:37 and Daniel Noboa of National Democratic Action.

00:40 The election day will be extended until 5 p.m. local time, when the polling centers

00:44 close and a counting of voters begins.

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