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Highlighting the Citizen Revolution project in Ecuador
September 6 |
The vice presidential candidate of Ecuador for the opposition party Revolución Ciudadana (RC), Andrés Arauz, explained this Tuesday in an interview with the program En Clave Política of the teleSUR platform the political program defended by his organization.
Arauz began by explaining how they have “regained presence in the Amazon, in Galapagos, in the Central Highlands. We have assembly members in almost all the provinces of the country. We are the first political force in Ecuador”.
“We increased the number of absolute votes in the presidential election, also in the Assembly list. While in the presidential election we won in 14, in the National Assembly list, that is, the parliamentary option, we won in 19 of the 24”, he added.
“We also have nine prefectures, the most populated in Ecuador. People are with the option of the Citizen Revolution. There are improvements to be made in terms of communicating our proposal, refreshing it, especially for young people,” Arauz indicated.
Regarding his strategy for the second round of elections, to be held next October 15, the running mate of the presidential candidate for the CR, Luisa González, added: “We obviously have to improve our strategy, make our programmatic contents, proposals and government plan a little more visible”.
“We have full knowledge of each institution of the State, what we have to do to recover the economy of our country, security, welfare and that is why now we are going to deepen in the programmatic content in relation to public investment, productive credit, support programs for young people”, she said referring to her government plan.
Regarding the permanence of Guillermo Lasso in power until December, he said: “The country will be destroyed, but we have some very concrete proposals. We have ready the executive decrees to declare an emergency in four sectors, health, education, security and roads. We are going to generate an enormous public investment in our country and turn the resources towards development and generate opportunities in our country”.
The candidate assured regarding the economic policies he proposes: “We are ready to deploy the informatics power of the State and with political decision, to collect close to 2 billion dollars in the period of government that we will have to administer our country to be able to finance the urgencies and national development”.
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U.S. strike in Caribbean kills three suspected drug traffickers
A U.S. strike on a suspected drug-smuggling vessel in the Caribbean killed three people on Saturday, according to Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth, marking the latest in a series of attacks in international waters.
The United States has deployed ships to the Caribbean and sent fighter jets to Puerto Rico as part of a large military force that Washington says is aimed at curbing drug trafficking.
“This vessel, like all the others, was known to our intelligence for being involved in illicit narcotics smuggling,” Hegseth stated on X. “Three narcoterrorists were aboard the vessel during the attack, which took place in international waters,” he added.
Experts argue that the attacks, which began in early September, amount to extrajudicial executions, even if the targets are known traffickers.
Washington has yet to publicly provide evidence that the targeted individuals were actively smuggling drugs or posed a threat to the United States.
Hegseth said the U.S. would continue “hunting… and killing” suspected traffickers. He also shared video footage of the strike, showing the vessel being hit and engulfed in flames. As in previous videos, sections of the ship were blurred, making it impossible to verify the number of people on board.
The United Nations called on Friday for Washington to halt its attacks.
International
At least 23 killed in Sonora supermarket blast, including minors
At least 23 people were killed and 11 others injured in an explosion at a supermarket in Hermosillo, in the northern Mexican state of Sonora, local authorities reported on Saturday.
“So far, there are 23 confirmed deaths and 11 injured, including minors,” said Sonora Governor Alfonso Durazo in a video message. He added that the injured are receiving treatment in various hospitals across the city.
“I have ordered a thorough and transparent investigation to determine the causes of the incident and assign responsibility where appropriate,” Durazo said.
The explosion occurred at a Waldo’s store in downtown Hermosillo. Local authorities confirmed that the incident was not an attack nor related to any violent act against civilians.
Meanwhile, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum expressed her condolences on X, offering sympathy to the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives.
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Floods in Central Vietnam leave 28 dead, thousands displaced
The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in central Vietnam has risen to 28, with six people reported missing and 43 injured, local newspaper VnExpress reported Friday night.
More than 22,100 homes remain flooded, primarily in the cities of Hue and Da Nang. Floods and landslides have destroyed or swept away 91 houses and damaged another 181, the report added.
Around 245,000 households are still without electricity, particularly in Da Nang, where over 225,000 homes are affected.
Additionally, 80 stretches of national highways are blocked or disrupted due to landslides. Authorities expect the flooding to continue for another day or two in the region.
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