Mindo Ecuador – Impromptu Street Fiesta! – April 2, 2017 9:00 pm
Mindo Ecuador – A very quiet evening suddenly erupted into a music-filled street fiesta, and the now-familiar Green Party’s music announced the answer to the question of the year, “Moreno or Lasso for President?” I heard a young child chanting, ‘4 years more! 4 years more!’ in Spanish, which confirmed, Moreno had been declared the winner.
“…With 94,18% of the ballots officially counted, Lenin has a lead of 51,07% against 48,93% of banker Guillermo Lasso, of the coalition CREO-SUMA. On what analysts consider an irreversible trend, the PAIS candidate has so far 4,823,513 votes, a lead of 201,859 over the neoliberal politician.
After the first results were released, Lenin Moreno came out to thank his voters. ‘I thank the millions of Ecuadorian who supported us. Democracy won today; Ecuador won today’, he told a large joyous rally….” Prensa Latina
Ecuador’s Flag
The exit polls were equally close, with one showing Lasso winning with 53 percent of the votes and another showing Moreno winning 52 percent. With the official results naming Moreno the winner, one can expect Lasso’s supporters to voice their concerns. If there are protests, hopefully they will be peaceful ones.
The following photos are from January 30, 2017 when the Alianza PAIS “Green Party” #35 rolled into Mindo. Lenin Moreno wasn’t present, but there were many opportunities to photograph Jorge Glass and the sea of green.
Below: That’s Jorge Glass, Ecuador’s just-elected vice president driving the truck! Let’s shadow the candidates and see how Mindo received the Green Party’s campaign this past January!
They rolled into town, and about an hour later, rolled back out.
There they go!
And here he is, Lenin Moreno, the newly-elected president of Ecuador:
May he be a wise and gifted leader.
YES!!! Another country that elected union and not separation!!
I think that Lasso has requested a recount, and it is very close… it’s great to witness the joy of those who supported Moreno….
Oh yes, what a joyful feeling to see the excitement and happines… and relief!! I hope it all stays with the first result!
Fascinating. The election has the look of a festival!
It’s like the pages of a Gabriel Garcia Marquez novel coming to life!
It’s interesting to see so many of the same dynamics at play in your election as in others around the world. Of course, the focus of a good bit of reporting here concerns Assange and his embassy life, but so much more than that is at stake. Best wishes for conciliation among the various factions.
Thank you, Amiga. It’s good to know what the USA news shares.
I see a new Lagniappe waiting patiently in the inbox. I love your new ‘companion’ site with touches of something extra, um, I mean with yapas!
And there’s a dose of art coming up in about two minutes on The Task at Hand!
I found this brief biography of Lenín Moreno:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Len%C3%ADn_Moreno
wow; the laughter therapy was something i did not know about. thank you so much for the link!
Wonderful… Every one looks so pleased and happy with this new leader. 🙂 ❤ xxx
Yes, the crowd was very happy last night, and what’s very special is that Ecuador has a ‘no drinking/no alcohol sales during the election weekend. So everyone was totally sober!
Haha.. Wonderful, the rest of the world could do well to take a leaf out of their book.. 🙂
I always find the elections abroad to be most interesting. I hope that your new president brings laughter, unification, and progress to Ecuador. Thanks for the update and the sea of green flags.
How exciting! I love seeing the enthusiastic, peaceful support!