Author
Cohen; Mollie J.
Year
2024
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Language
English
Pages
16
ISBN
978-0-47290-428-0
Last Update
16-Jul-2026
Keywords
Political Science ; Latin American Studies
The first round of the 2021 Ecuadorian presidential election was decided by an extremely narrow margin. Yaku Pérez of the indigenous Pachakutik Movement was nudged out of contention in the April runoff, winning only 32,115 fewer votes (0.35% of all votes cast) than eventual winner Guillermo Lasso.
After this close loss, Pérez demanded a recount of the votes from three provinces, claiming that fraud had altered the final outcome. Following several false starts and a cross-country protest march by Pérez’s supporters, Ecuador’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal declared that Lasso, not Pérez, would advance to the runoff.¹ After this determination, Pérez announced...
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