and rest are i was one of the main candidates he was supported by former president rafael correa and he's a kind of ecuadorian who was shot is a very charismatic and populist neither who got a great connection with the people during his administration and he supports and the rest are ours so this election was about voting for or against a core a small the movement that rafael correa founded some years ago so that's why and today this result shows that people actually maybe they want still to have korea back. here's some more of the stories making headlines around the world. iran's supreme leader ayatollah hummin they has said iran will only return to the 2050 nuclear deal if the u.s. list sanctions on the republic the united states however has said it will not lift sanctions just to get iran back to negotiating table the deal between iran and 6 major powers limited to rein in iran rather's uranium enrichment activity to make it harder for tehran to develop nuclear arms. in afghanistan at least one policeman has been killed and 7 others wounded in 2 separate blasts in the eastern

amy: you rafael correa have been described as rafael correa's pick for the next president of ecuador.d what you agreed with his presidency? you served in his administration, what you agree with and what you disagree with. >> we have had an huge advantage in terms of investment in infrastructure, high-quality education, a public health system that has been crucial to fight the pandemic. we created -- rebuilt over 52 hospitals around the country. if those had not been available, the to pull would have been even higher -- the death toll would have been higher. i think most of the ablation agrees the investment was very important. get closer to our paradigm. however, there been issues where we differ, for example, rafael correa was much more active in terms of establishing differences with the political opponents, but the media, for example. freedom of expression is a human right. as a human right, there are human rights legislations that should be enough to cover, for example, issues with the media and freedom of expression. also, i think now we need a renewal in our politics. trying to

this voting is you vote for or against him and thus the big thing rafael correa former president he's the kind of ecuadorian hugo chavez a very charismatic and populist leader so he managed during his administration to connect with the most popular sector stuff this country so a potential victory often rested i was harassed candidates would imply the return of the left wing to the power and it was hard not just implications for in their politics here in no other but also for the region for the continent with more and more countries joining to the left. whoever wins what will be the biggest political challenges do you think for the next president. the biggest political challenges the economy actually ecuador is going through a very thick. economic crisis 38 percent of the population lives in poverty 20 percent in extreme poverty i call there almost $6500000000.00 to the international monetary fund so but those are just numbers that that i mentioned of the crisis can be seen in the streets when i just came arrive to ecuador this week here in quito i thought it was like a holiday i

or who's is backed by the former president rafael correa who's barred from running a criminal conviction get the latest now. joins us live from neighboring colombia and alexandra tell us more about the vote what the exit polls say. well yes nic it was overall a quite tranquil day of voting across ecuador even as if was happening in the middle of a pandemic so there were long lines in the morning there was a big turnout of people voting for rose sort of 16 presidential candidates in the end as expected the leftist candidates backed by former president. and. came in 1st the exit polls have them somewhere between 35 to 36 percent of the vote way above 4 the 2nd best candidate to guillermo last so. i was a short press conference right after the polls closed saying that his was a big victory that there is a ratio of 2 to one daury instead decided to vote for him he'd been saved oh he feet thinks or not that he has enough votes to avoid a runoff now according to a quote dorrian law if a candidate gets at least 40 percent of the vote while also having at least 10 percent more then the 2nd best

conservative candidate to guillermo last so aroused is backed by the form a leftist president rafael correa who's barred from being his running mate because of a corruption conviction basso has run for president twice before and intends to continue the current lead as pro markets agenda so that the front runners but now that speak to us under yet you is following developments from neighboring colombia do we have any indications from exit polls yet. yes we do they asked actually just came in these are 3 different exit polls they pretty much all say the same and the left candidate would be the front runner as expected with 35 to 36 percent of the vote followed by conservative get more last so somewhere between 22 and 25 percent of the world vote in 3rd place yeah cool paris an environmentalist candidate with around 17 to 18 percent of the vote if these numbers are correct and these at this point are just the exit polls not the official numbers that we're waiting at some point in the next 3 to 4 hours if these numbers are indeed correct or close to correct then we will definitely see a runoff

is backed by former president rafael correa who's barred from running juice for a criminal conviction let's get more from her is on the run p.s.a. who joins us live from neighboring following events there how did very. we had next opposed it. yes nick we have to exit polls from 2 different pollsters so far indeed it seems like. the front runner here according to one poll he has 36.2 percent of the vote compared with the 21.7 percent of the for the conservative candidate last so the exit polls has him at 34.9 percent of the vote compared with 21 percent for last so if these numbers are correct and the 1st official results are expected in a couple of hours 5. the candidate would be 4 to 5 percent sure it's what he needs to avoid a runoff that's because according to ecuadorian law if a candidate gets 40 percent of the vote while also having more at least a 10 percent difference with the 2nd best candidates then he can win outright the elections avoiding a 2nd round that doesn't seem to be this situation as of now but definitely this is that decisive victory for the candidate backed by a

and rest are i was one of the main candidates he was supported by former president rafael correaand he's like kind of an ecuadorian google shot is a very charismatic and populist either who got a great connection with the people during his administration and he supports the rest so this election was about voting for or against the movement. founded some years ago so that's why and today this result shows that people actually maybe they want still to have korea back. america's biggest sporting event of the year the super bowl is underway this year's american football champion again features veteran quarterback tom brady the 43 year old has won the super bowl an astounding 6 times and many consider him the greatest quarterback to grace the gridiron. the could be considered the michael jordan of the n.f.l. with 6 super bowl rings the old brady was drafted by the new england patriots in 2000 in the 6th round he was the 199th overall pick not one with expectations attached to it although history proved brady to be a steal back in that draft the was the with brady at quarterback the pa

this voting is you vote for or against him and thus the big thing rafael correa former president he's the kind of ecuadorian hugo chavez a very charismatic and populist leader so he managed during his administration to connect with the most popular sector stuff this country so a potential victory often rested i was candidate would imply the return of the left wing to the power and it would have not just implications for inner politics here in no other but also for the region for the continent with more and more countries turning to the left thank you so much for your head. tens of thousands of people continue to protest after a military coup almost a week ago internet access has now been restored after being severely reduced for more than 24 hours but no one knows for sure how long the protesters are demanding the release of the country's detained elected leader. just as a back on the streets of young go on for a 2nd day thousands marching against the military coup and me and. they used the 3 finger salute to signify their rebellion and carried ban is demanding the release of ele

and it is largely seen as a referendum on former president rafael correa and his legacy tell us more about how this vote could affect the future direction of the country yes ecuadorians are quite divided on who to blame on the current conditions the economic conditions the crisis that the country is living which started way before . some believe that this is still the consequences of the legacy of the decade in power. korea who himself is not in the country he has been accused of corruption he's a risk of being arrested if you tries to return to ecuador but he still is a larger than life figure in ecuadorian politics so much so that rather. a very little known kind of date such. as the front runner so far other people instead believe that lenny moreno is to blame of the current president for essentially be training their legacy. what's clear is that this is front and center in these elections and it will really change the way forward in the country for the coming years all right thank you very much on a sunday on p.r.t. in bogota thanks haiti's president has announced that more than

propuesta se centra en volver a implementar polÍticas que durante 12 aÑos aplicÓ el ex presidente rafael correade lenin moreno, activo militante de la revoluciÓn ciudadana. >> la vi torio por la esperanza. de eso no hay ninguna duda.estamos en el primer lugar. hemos recibido una votaciÓn abrumadora. >> en el segundo lugar hay un empate tÉcnico ya que el siguiente finalistas el representante de la derecha guillermo laso del partido creando oportunidades en alianza con el partido social cristiano. el logrÓ captar los votos de descontento y temor por el retorno del socialismo del siglo xxique de una sociedad dividida con graves problemas financieros de un desmedido gasto y la millonaria inversiÓn. ofrecer actual economÍa, generar empleo e iniciar un masivo proceso de vacunaciÓn contra el covid—19. la sorpresa de la jornada segÚn los datos preliminares, es la votaciÓn alcanzada por el candidato. es el primer indÍgena en llegar a la segunda vuelta electoral. conquistÓ al electorado con su discurso de protecciÓn del medio ambiente, es el mente del agua. se autoproclamÓ la tercera vÍa. ninguno de los

su campaÑa estuvo apoyada en la imagen del ex presidente rafael correa y en su discurso para retomarercer intento por llegar a la casa de gobierno. su propuesta se centrÓ en recuperar la economÍa golpeada por la pandemia y el creciente desempleo. llamÓ a luchar contra el llamado "correismo". >> daremos dura batalla democrÁtica porque el adversario, que seguro, que no se va a detener en ninguna lÍnea de Ética y respeto a una campaÑa limpia. reportero: 13 millones de ecuatorianos debÍan acudir a las urnas en medio de una segunda ola de contagios a causa del covid—19. ademÁs se renueva la asamblea nacional con la designaciÓn de 103 de siete parlamentarios. los primeros datos serÁn presentados a las 19 horas. fÉlix: autoridades en la india iniciaron labores de bÚsqueda y rescate con una avalancha de agua y lodo que dejÓ al al menos a nueve personas muertas. esto ocurriÓ por el desprendimiento de un glacial en el himalaya . dejÓ daÑos en decenas de viviendas, asÍ como en centrales hidroelÉctricas. presentadora: el papa francisco pidiÓ ayuda humanitaria y referencial para migrantes menores

presidenciales en las que el candidato de izquierdaquien ha recibido el apoyo del expresidente rafael correaasta la mental ha sido fuerte. maribel lÓpez hablÓ con una psicÓloga para conocer las seÑales importantes que deben estar atento a los papÁs de familia para poder buscar ayuda para sus niÑos. maribel: un aÑo estÁ por cumplirse desde que la pandemia nos obligÓ a cerrar las puertas. 11 largos meses que han parecido multiplicarse para los niÑos y jÓvenes quienes tambiÉn tienen preocupaciones. >> se me hace raro no poder estar con mis amigos jugando a la escuela. no puedo hablar con mis maestros de cosas que yo no entiendo. se me hace mÁs difÍcil aprender. maribel: a su corta edad tambiÉn tiene preguntas. por ello me comuniquÉ con la psicÓloga brenda rÍos para que me explique quÉ efectos en los niÑos y en los jÓvenes puede crear el llamado encierro de casi un aÑo. brenda: remotamente estudiando por internet, entreteniÉndose por internet, interactuando con otros por internet yo creo que tienen una necesidad muy grande de una interacciÓn cara a cara con sus amistades. marbel: un aislamiento

and rest are out there one of the main candidates he was supported by former president rafael correa and he's a kind of ecuadorian who shot is a very charismatic and populist neither who got a great connection with the people during his administration and he supports and the rest are ours so this election was about voting for or against a car a small the movement that. founded some years ago so that's why and today this result shows that people actually maybe they want still to have korea back. around so looking forward to the next administration and what are going to be the biggest political challenges for the next president. the biggest challenges right now is the economy because of the pandemic recall there is down in a very huge crisis 38 percent of the population lives in poverty 20 percent in extreme poverty the country owes a 6 point $5000000000.00 to the international monetary fund but those are just numbers but they did they mention of this crisis can be seen in the streets when i got here to quito sundays ago i thought it was a holiday i thought it was a sunday because ever

the candidate former president rafael correa has gotten more votes in the 1st and he remains the frontrunner in the 2nd round given the fact that 2 to work 2 thirds of ecuadorians voted for center left candidate on february 7th yet it's very important to consider here that the paris paper his policies are closers to the ones. the leftist economy and that is. this prize is roughly a quarter he was arrested 5 times during the terms of. quarter there for opposing mining crosses on indigenous land then it's also clear that a lot of people in ecuador are tired and don't want to see a return. of more popular or socialist. policies that said. the economic situation in the country is that is very complicated and very difficult and a lot of don't think that somebody who represents the bankers in a way the traditional power in the country is the best way forward thank you very much alexandra. i think that for you on the program uganda's opposition is saying thousands of its supporters have been arrested kidnapped or disappeared. could israel's green pass for its back next citizens become the cou

than in marina he made racist between conservative less so a ruses backed by former president rafael correa is barred from running due to a criminal conviction small groups of protesters are braving cold weather in belarus to demonstrate against the rule of president alexander lukashenko many who joined anti-government demonstrations over the past 6 months have been put off by freezing temperatures and continued police brutality but with spring approaching the opposition is preparing to ramp up efforts to oust the longtime leader. got more news here on al-jazeera right after radicalized youth. we understand the difference is similarities have cultures across the wound so no matter how you take a. current affair has. was . quite ironic that one many governments along the wall declared that the fight against terrorism is their number one priority this hasn't. the feel has continued the attacks have continued we have to wonder why is this the case. was. for the past 20 years i've been working on the question of political violence and terrorism it's persistence in our lives in our times in our

andres are aus and conservative candidates so far as is backed by the former leftist president rafael correa who's barred from being his running mate because of a criminal conviction lasso has run for president twice before and intends to continue with the current as pro markets agenda. well now to haiti the constitution says that the new president's term begins on february 7th everyone agrees on that but not on which year president germany or noise a says he still has another year in office as far as the opposition is concerned his time is up on sunday in the past few hours he says a plot to kill him has been uncovered with 20 people arrested to rise above reports . clashes between the opposition and security forces right next to the presidential palace. it's become a regular occurrence on the streets of port au prince. protesters continue to demand precedential in a noisy steps down the. gives us a. more yes it's a strike against kidnapping against hunger in the country and we are sending a clear message to the president to respect the constitution. earlier this week transport unions and o

presidential candidates in the end as expected the leftist candidates backed by former president rafael correa and. came in 1st exit polls have them somewhere between 35 to 36 percent of the vote way above 4 the 2nd best candidate to guillermo last so. i was a short press conference right after the polls close to saying that his was a big victory that there is a ratio of 2 to one door instead decided to vote for him he didn't say oh he thinks or not that he has enough votes to avoid a runoff now according to a quote dorrian law if a candidate gets at least 40 percent of the vote while also having at least 10 percent more then the 2nd best candidate then he can win the elections out right. now according to these exit polls he's 4 to 5 percent in spring to be low that. people are expected to leave the chinese capital to begin their journey home in time to bring in the new year now the government says it is aiming to vaccinate 50000000 people as the travel rush begins but analysts warn that is still too slow and tens of millions more will have to receive the job in order to reach herd immunity to

presidential candidates in the end as expected the leftist candidates backed by former president rafael correa and various came in 1st exit polls have them somewhere between 35 to 36 percent of the vote way above 4 the 2nd best candidate to guillermo last so. i was a short press conference right after the polls close to saying that his was a big victory that there is a ratio of 2 to one door instead decided to vote for him he didn't say oh he thinks or not that he has enough votes to avoid a runoff now according to a quote dorrian law if a candidate gets at least 40 percent of the vote while also having at least 10 percent more then the 2nd best candidate then he can win the elections out right. now according to these exit polls he's 4 to 5 percent unspoilt below that. still to come here on al-jazeera a new case of ebola in the democratic republic of congo just over 2 months after the last break was declared to be over. china aims to vaccinate 50000000 people next week sounds impressive we'll tell you why however experts say it is nowhere near enough. another nor'easter is rolling up the east

is who to blame their current centrist president anymore they know or his socialist predecessor rafael correa. that may be the key to sunday's presidential elections like the current president taxidriver in the n.o.p. backing is confined to a wheelchair he backed moreno in the last election hoping the poor would get a better break but things have gone from bad to worse since the government implemented dramatic belt tightening measures in polls. by the i.m.f. now be back in plans to vote for the return of left wing populism these thinking because the say that korea stole and many other things but in fact he did lots of public works projects while the current government hasn't done anything except persecute opponents. there's 16 official presidential candidates but the most significant one isn't even on the ballot at least not in person oh no nothing of normal pointed out that instead 35 year old economist and the s. and ouse is representing his former boss via korea who is living in belgium where he moved before an ecuadorian court sentenced him to 8 years in prison on corruption charges at ow

presidential candidates in the end as expected the leftist candidates backed by former president rafael correa. came in 1st exit polls have them somewhere between 35 to 36 percent of the vote way above the 2nd best candidate to guillermo last so. i was a short press conference right after the polls 'd close to saying that his was a big victory that there is a ratio of 2 to one door instead decided to vote for him he didn't say though he feet thinks or not that he has enough votes to avoid a runoff now according to a quote dorrian law if a candidate gets at least 40 percent of the vote while also having at least 10 percent more then the 2nd best candidate then he can win the elections out right 6 as of now according to these exit polls he's 4 to 5 percent unspoilt below that. haiti's president has announced that more than 20 people have been arrested for an alleged plot juvenile moyes said the group had been plotting to kill him for more than 2 months supremum court judge and a senior police official are among those detained the opposition has called on the president to resign saying his term e

amy: 36-year-old arauz is a protege of former president rafael correa and vowed to end years of austeritynd pro-open market policies of president lenin moreno. votes are still being tallied to determine whether arauz will run-off against conservative banker guillermo lasso or indigenous environmental activist yaku perez. warning to our audience, this next headline contains disturbing images of police violence. in chile, hundreds of protesters took to the streets friday in response to the police killing of a street juggler in the southern city of panguipulli. demonstrators set 10 public offices on fire, including the municipal government building. the street performer, francisco martinez, had reportedly refused to comply with police orders to show his i.d. before they fatally shot him. martinez was unarmed and was carrying only his juggling props. his loved ones paid tribute to martinez and called for an end to police brutality at a gathering saturday. >> i don't want any more madness. i don't want any more murder. i don't want young people to continue to be killed and to go without justic

proposal for the contrie this is about the one main figure in this country on these former president rafael correa this voting is you vote for or against him and that's the big thing a former president he's the kind of ecuadorian hugo chavez a very charismatic and populist neither so he managed during his on the inspiration to connect with the most popular ourself this country so. potential victoria from the rest and i was asked candidates what the return of the left wing to the power and it was hard not just implications for in our politics here in the other but also for the region for the continent with more and more countries turning to the left thank you so much for that you had. tens of thousands of people continue to protest in man more after a military coup almost a week ago internet access has now been restored after being severely reduced for more than 24 hours but no one knows for how long the protesters are demanding the release of the country's detained elected leader. or just as of back on the streets of young gone for a 2nd day thousands marching against a military coup and me and. t

of the presidential election facing and the rest are rouse the candidate the former president rafael correa but the difference between paris currently in the 2nd place and the current li in the 3rd place is very narrow and that's not allow to concede their results definitive however it marks a very important trend in favor of paris who left we can do that would compromise even more the aspirations of a rouse in the cycle round. sunday night super bowl saw the tampa bay buccaneers beat the kansas city chiefs 319 in a dominating display 25000 spectators were allowed into the stadium under pandemic restrictions others watched and celebrated in some venues in some cases without social distancing 43 year old quarterback tom brady won a record 7th super bowl title with his new team and earned his 5th super bowl most valuable player award. now we want to give you a look at the results of the weekend's bundesliga matches frankfurt got passed hoffenheim earlier league leaders byron munich beat had to belin 2nd place leipsic handle falls for maintaining its good form with a win and lost again cologne

will tell you that they see this election still as a referendum on the legacy of former president rafael correa who govern the country from 2017 to 2700 sites from 2007 to 2017 managing to live to millions of ecuadorians out of poverty thanks to. an economic boom high. prices of commodities that really helped him at the time but who is now in exile because he is accused of corruption he cannot go back to ecuador yet the person who is the front runner who is mostly unknown to a lot of a quite dorrian said 35 year old the economy. is backed by quota and that's enough to put him 1st in the polls and a lot of ecuador ians feel that the term of the current president sent. the current president in. is responsible for a lot of the economy the economic crisis that we've seen in the last 4 years the economy getting worse that in the country this 2nd candidate in the polls is last so he has been a candidate to 3 times for president already he favors free markets and the kind of measures that international organizations such as the monetary fund believe are the best way forward for any weather so there li

many is who to blame their current centrist president leonine moreno or his socialist predecessor rafael correa. that may be the key to sunday's presidential elections like the current president taxidriver in the n.o.p. backing is confined to a wheelchair he backed moreno in the last election hoping the poor would get a better break but things have gone from bad to worse since the government implemented dramatic belt tightening measures imposed by the i.m.f. now be back in plans to vote for the return of left wing populism the zinc because the say that korea stalled and many other things but in fact he did lots of public works projects while the current government hasn't got anything except persecutor boards. there's 16 official presidential candidates but the most significant one isn't even on the ballot at least not in person oh no nothing no one about that instead 35 year old economist and this and else is representing his former boss via korea who is living in belgium where he moved before in ecuador in court sentenced him to 8 years in prison on corruption charges at ows is leading in the