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After a deadly campaign, can Ecuador’s election bring peace?

An electoral worker takes part in the ballot count process at a polling station during the presidential election, in Quito, Ecuador.
An electoral worker counts ballots at a polling station during the presidential election, in Quito, Ecuador, on August 20, 2023 [Henry Romero/Reuters]
Published On 22 Aug 2023

Ecuador’s elections were like nothing in its history. The assassination of a presidential hopeful left many asking if the increasing gang violence had passed the point of devolving into a narco-state. But every Ecuadorian is required to vote by law, and the result was a run-off that will be decided in October. Can Ecuador recover from this recent plague of violence by electing a new president, or is it too late?

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In this episode: 

  • Lucia Newman (@lucianewman), Latin America editor, Al Jazeera

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This episode was produced by Amy Walters and our host Malika Bilal. Miranda Lin and Zaina Badr fact-checked this episode.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera AlDosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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Source: Al Jazeera