Ecuador: the end of an electoral campaign marked by the health crisis

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It is an atypical electoral campaign that ends in Ecuador.

Due to the pandemic, the 16 presidential pairs practically campaigned only on television and on social networks, with little presence on the ground.

Here, the candidate Andres Arauz in the streets of Quito.

AFP - RODRIGO BUENDIA

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It is an atypical electoral campaign that ends in Ecuador.

Due to the pandemic, the 16 presidential pairs practically campaigned only on television and on social networks, with little presence on the ground.

On February 7, Ecuadorian voters must elect president, vice-president as well as the deputies of the National Assembly and the Andean Parliament.

Former president Rafael Correa, condemned by justice, hopes for a comeback of his supporters in a country where the credibility of the political class is at its lowest, as observed in several small fishing villages of the north coast of the Ecuador through our correspondent.

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