Person

Luisa González

1. Former Ecuadorian presidential candidate Luisa González arrested over alleged irregular campaign financing

   BBC Mundo reported that Luisa González, a former presidential candidate and ally of former President Correa, was arrested on Oct 22 in Canuto, the town in Manabí province where she grew up, by police sent from Quito, in an investigation into alleged irregularities in her 2023 presidential campaign financing. Prosecutors said they executed three arrest warrants in Manabí and Pichincha provinces early on Thursday and intend to bring money-laundering charges. The investigation has already disqualified her from upcoming local elections and barred her Citizen Revolution party from fielding candidates; she previously faced President Noboa in a presidential election.

   Oct 23, 2026 Morning