The organization provided details about the irregularities that harmed presidential candidate Luisa Gonzalez.

On Sunday the results of the second round of the presidential elections in Ecuador surprised millions of citizens. Despite having led the polls for weeks, Citizen Revolution candidate Luisa Gonzalez obtained fewer votes than she had obtained in the first round.

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Hours after the voting concluded, the National Electoral Council (CNE) announced President Daniel Noboa as the winner of the presidential elections.

In response to the events, Gonzalez rejected the results presented by the CNE, denounced electoral fraud, and demanded a full and exhaustive recount of the votes. On Monday, the Citizen Revolution Movement endorsed its candidate and issued the following statement:

“Presidential candidate Luisa Gonzalez, along with millions of Ecuadorians, categorically reject the official results announced this Sunday due to conclusive evidence of systematic electoral fraud. We demand that the free press, embassies, and the international community act urgently in response to this serious violation of Ecuadorian democracy.

We call for an immediate and independent investigation into the following documented irregularities:

1. Inexplicable and selective vote reduction: Thousands of votes for Luisa Gonzalez unjustifiably disappeared during the vote count, while Daniel Noboa registered statistically impossible increases in numerous polling stations.

2. Manipulation of official records: Dozens of official tally sheets lacking signatures or legal validity certified exclusively favorable results for Daniel Noboa, violating basic electoral transparency standards.

3. Illegal restrictions to prevent visual documentation of fraud: The use of cell phones in polling stations was unlawfully prohibited under threat of fines up to $30,000, with the express purpose of preventing voters from graphically documenting who they actually voted for.

4. Premature statements by the CNE to influence public perception: The president of the National Electoral Council released preliminary results favoring Noboa before the data was officially consolidated, manipulating public perception.

5. Suspicious interruptions and technical failures at key polling sites: Unexpected power outages at strategic locations, unjustified early closures of polling stations, and repeated technical failures in electronic transmission facilitated serious alterations in the vote count.

6. Military intimidation and obstruction of electoral observers: An excessive military presence deliberately hindered the work of independent observers and pollsters, severely limiting transparency in the electoral process.

7. Official results contradict scientific and statistical evidence: The published results contradict at least a dozen independent polls and internationally recognized statistical models, including those close to former President Guillermo Lasso. RC5 possesses conclusive scientific evidence demonstrating the mathematical impossibility of the official results.

8. Arbitrary last-minute changes in polling locations: Thousands of voters identified with RC5 were affected by sudden and unjustified changes in their designated polling places, resulting in an artificial and statistically impossible drop in turnout among our supporters.

Faced with this unprecedented threat to Ecuadorian democracy, we reaffirm our absolute commitment to electoral transparency and to the unwavering defense of the will of the people.”

teleSUR/ JF

Source: RC – teleSUR

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