Ione Wells

So that was one of supporters of Luisa Gonzalez, hoping that she will be the one who is victorious come that runoff in April. I think, though, why this election really matters is whoever is successful in April has a huge task ahead of them. Ecuador has gone from being one of the safest countries in the region to one of the most dangerous.

In January this year alone, there were 750 homicides in the country. Kidnappings, murders are things that happen daily here. People are really, really worried about their security and want security. desperately for there to be solutions.

In January this year alone, there were 750 homicides in the country. Kidnappings, murders are things that happen daily here. People are really, really worried about their security and want security. desperately for there to be solutions.

Some people I've spoken to in the last week or two say that if there aren't, they simply feel there is no choice but to leave the country and flee to other places, whether that be to the US or other neighbouring countries in South America or to Europe, for example. So this is a country desperate for change. And I think that is what is at stake for whoever is victorious come April.

Some people I've spoken to in the last week or two say that if there aren't, they simply feel there is no choice but to leave the country and flee to other places, whether that be to the US or other neighbouring countries in South America or to Europe, for example. So this is a country desperate for change. And I think that is what is at stake for whoever is victorious come April.

Eva Morales was supposed to show up for a hearing on a possible retrial detention in this case, but failed to do so. That led to a judge issuing an arrest warrant. The case has fiercely divided Bolivia. Mr. Morales has claimed he is a victim of what he's characterized as legal warfare by his former ally and now rival, the current president, Luis Arce.

Eva Morales was supposed to show up for a hearing on a possible retrial detention in this case, but failed to do so. That led to a judge issuing an arrest warrant. The case has fiercely divided Bolivia. Mr. Morales has claimed he is a victim of what he's characterized as legal warfare by his former ally and now rival, the current president, Luis Arce.

The two have been in a very public dispute over who should run the party. Last year, thousands of his supporters blocked roads leading to the Cocoa Growers Union headquarters where Mr Morales is living to try block his potential arrest for statutory rape. Today, women also protested outside the courthouse with banners demanding justice and saying girls are not to be touched.

The two have been in a very public dispute over who should run the party. Last year, thousands of his supporters blocked roads leading to the Cocoa Growers Union headquarters where Mr Morales is living to try block his potential arrest for statutory rape. Today, women also protested outside the courthouse with banners demanding justice and saying girls are not to be touched.

The immediate hope is that this move will lead to the release of some of the protesters who were detained after the brutal crackdown on huge anti-government protests in Cuba over the nation's economic decline.

The immediate hope is that this move will lead to the release of some of the protesters who were detained after the brutal crackdown on huge anti-government protests in Cuba over the nation's economic decline.

But this decision is also significant, because it can be seen as a step towards normalising relations between Cuba and the US, which could pave the way for dialogue on other contentious issues. It could also help Cuba's dire economic situation, as some major banks and foreign investors have struggled to operate there legally.

But this decision is also significant, because it can be seen as a step towards normalising relations between Cuba and the US, which could pave the way for dialogue on other contentious issues. It could also help Cuba's dire economic situation, as some major banks and foreign investors have struggled to operate there legally.

Cuba was last removed from the list under President Obama, but days before Donald Trump left office in 2021, his government placed Cuba back on it. It's unclear whether Mr Trump will reverse this latest decision when he returns to office. The president-elect's nomination as the next US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has long advocated for sanctions on Cuba.

Cuba was last removed from the list under President Obama, but days before Donald Trump left office in 2021, his government placed Cuba back on it. It's unclear whether Mr Trump will reverse this latest decision when he returns to office. The president-elect's nomination as the next US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has long advocated for sanctions on Cuba.

His family left the country in the 1950s, before the communist revolution that put Fidel Castro in power.

His family left the country in the 1950s, before the communist revolution that put Fidel Castro in power.

Well, I think it's going to be quite a tightly controlled ceremony.

Well, I think it's going to be quite a tightly controlled ceremony.

As expected, he is going to be inaugurated despite the fact that there have been huge anti-government protests in the last 24 hours, despite the fact that he's not been recognised as the president-elect by a lot of countries overseas, whether that be the US, EU, UK, but also even neighbouring countries like Brazil and Colombia, whose left-wing presidents do have historical links with countries