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Andean Group - December 2008 (ISSN 1741-4466)

Election schedule settled

On 21 November the Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) formally called elections for 26 April 2009. This is about two months later than the government originally envisaged, but politicians and electoral supervisors will still have to work quickly to ensure the process is a success. The next hurdle for most politicians will be winning primary elections to secure party nominations. Some of these elections are imminent: in Guayas, the bastion of the opposition to President Rafael Correa, the first set of primaries will come on 14 December.

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