AQ Podcast: What to Know about Ecuador’s Election

There are sixteen candidates in Ecuador’s presidential election scheduled for Feb 7, but polls suggest voters aren’t too excited about any of them Whoever they settle on, that person will have to work overtime to manage a country battered by a pandemic and a fiscal crisis Political analyst Sebastián Hurtado joins the podcast to assess the country’s outlook and the leading presidential candidates, including a protégé of Former President Rafael Correa, the “incumbent” candidate who’s never been president, and the “outsider” who could surprise everyone Americas Quarterly...

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