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Next president faces tough choices after votes to halt oil drilling and preserve region rich in gold, silver and copper
Violence has become one of the defining issues on the presidential campaign trail in Latin American country
After poll marred by a candidate’s murder, second-round campaign will focus on former socialist president’s legacy
Run-up to snap vote has been marred by candidate’s assassination and wider drug cartel crisis
Voters look for tough pledges on security as blame game continues over assassination of centre-right candidate
Fernando Villavicencio’s assassination deepens country’s descent into drug-fuelled violence ahead of elections
Police probe gun killing of Fernando Villavicencio ahead of election as FBI sends agents to help
Former journalist and ally of outgoing leader Guillermo Lasso gunned down as gang violence soars
Extreme weather phenomenon could spark inflationary surge due to food and energy shortages
Leftist former president seeks to regain power through party candidate in election dominated by drug-fuelled crime wave
Latin American country’s leader had dissolved congress and called snap poll after facing impeachment charges
Violence has exploded in past two years, terrifying Andean nation’s citizens and dominating politics
Britain’s biggest asset manager buys $250mn of bonds in a sign of growing investor interest in debt-for-nature swaps
Centre-right leader Guillermo Lasso dissolves congress after facing impeachment trial
Guillermo Lasso has been accused of embezzlement in the latest challenge to his presidency of Andean nation
Plus, US pension fund Calpers takes aim at ‘greenwashing’
Beijing is a major financial backer in Andean nation despite US efforts to counter its influence
Guillermo Lasso says corruption charges laid by opposition lawmakers are politically motivated
Conservative leader Guillermo Lasso insists he will not allow opposition-dominated legislature to sack him
Court allows hostile congress to proceed with case against unpopular conservative leader Guillermo Lasso
Guillermo Lasso’s defeat over reforms and mayoral contests prompts call for early election
Beijing is increasingly offering bailouts to countries at risk of financial crises
Drug violence reaches well beyond Mexico and Colombia into region’s quieter corners
Two weeks of demonstrations by indigenous Ecuadoreans pose serious threat to President Guillermo Lasso
Low-carbon policies stoke demand for lithium, cobalt and copper, but investors must judge whether the boom will last
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