Ecuador judge orders pre-trial detention of leftist presidential candidate
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A judge in Ecuador has ordered the pre-trial detention of leftist presidential candidate Luisa Gonzalez. Gonzalez previously ran for president in 2023 but lost the election to Daniel Noboa. She has described the arrest as a form of political persecution.
Luisa Gonzalez, who lost to right-wing president Daniel Noboa in 2023, has called the arrest political persecution.