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Weekly Report - 15 September 2016 (WR-16-36)
ECUADOR: Opposition alleges a conspiracy
The main opposition legislative bloc, Creando Oportunidades (Creo), has denounced efforts by the left-wing government led by President Rafael Correa to prevent its leader, Guillermo Lasso, from registering his candidacy for the presidential contest in February next year. Lasso, a former banker, was the distant runner up to Correa in the 2013 race, taking 23% of the vote to Correa’s 57%.
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- BRAZIL: Lula – “the maestro of an orchestra of criminals”
- ARGENTINA: Tackling insecurity in Rosario
- CHILE: Bachelet faces more mining problems
- TRACKING TRENDS
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- EL SALVADOR: No need for bespoke Cicig?
- Colombia’s Santos admits there is no fallback plan
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