The two candidates will meet at the CNE in Quito at 11 a.m. to talk to the advisers and international observers.
Guillermo Lasso, the presidential candidate of the alliance CREO-PSC He plans to meet his contender, the candidate of, at 11 a.m. tomorrow Pachakutik (PK), Yaku Perez and go to CNational Electoral Council (CNE) to discuss the results of last Sunday’s national election amid allegations of fraud.
“I accept the invitation from Yaku Pérez to attend the Electoral Council in Quito this Friday at 11am to discuss the future of Ecuador, in the presence of Councilors and international observers,” Lasso said in a post via the social network Facebook , the afternoon of February 11.
His statement comes in response to a request from Pérez, who told him in a direct tweet: “The Ecuadorian people are asking us for an agreement. I invite you to a dialogue in Quito CNE to request, along with the other candidates, the opening of the polls and a vote by ballot with a delegate from each party and in front of the OAS observers. I guarantee that after we honestly know the results, we will accept the popular decision.
Sir @LassoGuillermo, the Ecuadorians ask us for an agreement. I invite you to a dialogue in Quito CNE to request, along with the other candidates, the opening of the polls and a vote by ballot with a delegate from each party and in front of the OAS observers.
– By Pérez Guartambel (@yakuperezg) February 11, 2021
The Guayaquil candidate was confident that with the CNE scrutiny, he will be in the second round of elections scheduled for April 11, the same round contested with Pérez.
Race for the second round of elections
“The investigations are nearing completion and the trend of the second round continues. Ecuadorians reaffirm their confidence in us. In this second round we are determined to win,” he exclaimed, calling for ‘national unity’.
According to the results of the official electoral body count, Lasso so far has 19.72% of the valid votes in his favor; while Pérez reaches 19.42%.
Guillermo Lasso is definitely going to the second round
The candidate sponsored by the indigenous movement claims that behind these results would have been falsified electoral fraud, and to this effect an official request was made in the CNE this Thursday to open the polls in Pichincha, Esmeraldas, Los Ríos, El Oro, Guayas , Manabí, Bolívar and votes by vote are counted; and only then determine the finalist for the ballot.
Accompanied by dozens of supporters, indigenous leaders and his wife Manuela Picq, he also attended the State Comptroller’s Office, and in a meeting with the owner, Pablo Celi He asked me to perform a forensic audit of CNE’s information system for the release of the results, as there would be 15% of the minutes with news that “arouse strangeness”.
In the afternoon, he also went to the Attorney General’s Office to file a criminal complaint against the election advisers for committing a crime of alleged electoral fraud.
Faced with this position, Lasso replied that he has his support to go to the Electoral Council ‘so that it gives him, his constituents and the country, within the framework of the law, the peace of mind that the results are the will of all Ecuadorians. They need to make sure I’m the first to be interested in this event, ”he confirmed.
For her part, CNE president Diana Atamaint verbally supported Pérez’s request to demonstrate the “transparency” with which the electoral process was developed, she said.
A few minutes ago, the candidate Yaku Pérez submitted a request to vote by recount in: Guayas, Manabí, Los Ríos, Esmeraldas, El Oro, Pichincha and Bolívar. In order to reinforce the transparency of this process, I think the CNE plenary should approve it. pic.twitter.com/hw2UL8DrHy
– Diana Atamaint (@DianaAtamaint) February 11, 2021
However, he specified that the plenary must approve this request and determine technical, computer and even budget factors to open the polls and start a recount. (I)