Luisa Gonzalez describes election result as "triumph" // Iran celebrates Islamic Revolution 46th anniversary // U.S. applies 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports
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00:00Ecuadorian presidential candidate Luisa González described the result obtained in the general
00:14elections as a triumph as she heads to a runoff in which she will face current president Daniel
00:20Novoa.
00:27Iranian citizens celebrate the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution by urging to strengthen
00:33resistance and not to surrender to the United States.
00:41In the United States, President Donald Trump announced the imposition of 25% tariffs on
00:46steel and aluminium imports.
01:16In Ecuador, the presidential candidate for the Citizen Revolution, Luisa González, described
01:25as a triumph the result obtained in the general elections whose preliminary vote counting
01:33grants her advancement to the runoff and to be measured against the contender Daniel Novoa.
01:39On an interview to a local media, Luisa González assured that she, alongside her team, had
01:45always planned to go to the second round.
01:48The nominee of the Citizen Revolution, described as a battle of the David against Goliath,
01:54the electoral contest she and Novoa are engaging.
01:57González emphasised that there are inconsistencies in the tally sheets that should be solved,
02:04especially in Guayas, Manabi and Esmeraldas.
02:07Furthermore, she questioned that Novoa has embarked on his path to re-election as acting
02:12president, noting that during his period the state apparatus and state assets were misused
02:19to obtain votes.
02:26This in context in which the National Electoral Council of Ecuador reported that if the current
02:31trend in the vote count continues, presidential candidate Luisa González and Daniel Novoa
02:35will face each other in a runoff election on April 13th.
02:39With over 92% of the votes counted, both candidates will vie for the presidency of the country
02:46in April, with current president Daniel Novoa garnering 44.31% of the votes, followed closely
02:53by Luisa González with 43.83% of the votes.
02:57In order to be elected to the Ecuadorian presidency in a single round, a candidate must obtain
03:0350% of the votes plus one, or a total of 40%, with a difference of 10 points over the second place.
03:11Meanwhile, the president of the National Electoral Council, Diana Atamain, stated at the closing
03:16of the polls that the day passed normally and with a projected turnout of more than 83%.
03:24It's a general account. This election was held with absolute normality, prevailing order,
03:34security and a peaceful environment, principles that reaffirmed that Ecuadorians trust in
03:41our democratic system.
03:44Therefore, we congratulate the heavy voter turnout as citizens expressed their will,
03:51showcasing civism.
03:56From this time on, Ecuadorians must be attentive so that the members of the voting boards initiate
04:01the count, which must be public and delegates of political organizations.
04:08National and international observers and the press must accompany the process.
04:16Luisa González, presidential candidate of the Citizen Revolution Party, addressed her supporters
04:23minutes after the National Council's pronouncement, expressing her gratitude to the Ecuadorian people.
04:30We have broken the historical voting of the Citizen Revolution of the last 10 years, that is to say.
04:41We as a political organization that also gathers the feeling of a people that has been forgotten,
04:47we have felt that value, that affection and that hope of the people in the response at the polls
04:54thanks to the Ecuadorians, thanks to my people, thanks to my homeland, thanks to Ecuador
05:02because this triumph is yours.
05:06The Citizen Revolution nominee Luisa González condemned the candidate Leonidas Iza for obtaining
05:11a significant margin of voters and she further urged all parties to unite for both their country and peace.
05:23I commend the other candidates who obtained some significant ballots, such as Leonidas Iza,
05:28who received an important vote.
05:32But I also invite once again, as I did months ago, I urge for unity.
05:37We, the ones willing to build up a joint agenda, which will pave us the way for dignity and peace,
05:43so much wanted by us.
05:46I aspire to stop migration, death and violence.
05:51I aspire to stop migration, death and violence.
05:56The president and candidate for re-election Daniel Novoa suspended the event he had planned
06:01due to the adverse results.
06:03Novoa and his campaign team had prepared for Sunday night an appearance in front of his supporters
06:09in a hotel in Quito, but the summit was cancelled.
06:12Novoa did not make any statements during the whole electoral day and was only seen
06:17when he went to vote very early in the morning.
06:20In social networks they reproached the president's attitude and accused him of lacking character and leadership.
06:34Ecuadorian indigenous leader Leonidas Iza denounced on Sunday irregularities regarding
06:39the National Electoral Council's CNE during the presidential election.
06:43Iza accused the CNE of being biased and warned of the lack of equality in the electoral process.
06:49In addition, he criticized the expenditure of over $130 million by the government of Daniel Novoa in this process.
06:57After being interrupted by members of the armed forces, Iza expressed his disagreement
07:02with the military disruption and affirmed that the government was influencing the electoral boards.
07:14In other information, in Venezuela the Bolivarian government informed that two planes of the airline
07:20Conviasa are heading to Venezuelan territory from the United States in the framework of the plan
07:25Back to the Homeland to bring back to the country migrant nationals and they also ratify their willingness
07:31to maintain direct relations of communication, respect and understanding with the government
07:36of President Donald Trump.
07:38In the statement issued the administration of President Nicolás Maduro stated that
07:43in the conversation held between the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
07:48and the government of the United States of America, represented by the Special Envoy of President Trump
07:53Ambassador Richard Grenell, Venezuela always made it clear that any transfer of Venezuelans
07:59should be done with absolute respect for their dignity and human rights.
08:03Consequently, we made the proposal that we would have Venezuelan planes to search for and transfer
08:09the migrants who are returning to their homeland today.
08:12It is the irrevocable position of our government to attend the conditions of our migrants
08:19and their prerogatives enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
08:24They also went on to emphasize that Venezuela ratifies what was discussed with the Special Envoy Grenell
08:31that there is a false and malicious narrative surrounding the issue of the so-called Daragua train
08:37sought by the media and representatives of the Biden administration to criminalize all Venezuelan migrants
08:44and stigmatize our country.
08:46On the contrary, the majority of migrants are decent and hard-working people.
08:51The government of President Nicolás Maduro reiterated its proposals within the framework of the Zero Agenda
08:57for a new beginning of relations between both countries.
09:00And with this information, let's take a short break.
09:02But don't go away, we'll be right back.
09:08Welcome back from the south.
09:10North of West Bank, Israeli occupation forces have intensified their operations in the Nur Shams refugee camp
09:16east of Tulkarem, setting up a tight blockade and conducting raids and home searches.
09:22This military incursion, which has led to increased tensions in the region,
09:26has forced the evacuation of residents and their homes being transformed into military posts.
09:31Israeli troops have used live ammunition against civilians, two women, one of them pregnant.
09:37I've reported that, and several people have been wounded, many of them youngsters.
09:43Israeli troops have also damaged infrastructure, homes and essential services, such as water supply,
09:48further aggravating the humanitarian situation in the camp.
09:57Meanwhile, in the United States, President Donald Trump reiterated his controversial proposal
10:02to take control over the Gaza Strip.
10:04Several voices rejected the violation of Palestinian sovereignty and ethnic cleansing plans.
10:09The US president said that Gaza should be considered a great real estate site
10:14and that other Middle Eastern countries could take charge of rebuilding the war-torn enclave.
10:19He also described the war-torn territory as a place of demolition,
10:24assuring that his administration will be committed to owning it to prevent actions by Hamas.
10:30Trump also claimed that the displaced Palestinians prefer not to return to Gaza,
10:35sparking outrage from much of the international community.
10:44I'm committed to buying and owning Gaza.
10:48As far as us rebuilding it, we may give it to other states in the Middle East
10:53and build sections of it.
10:55Other people may do it through our auspices.
10:58But we're committed to owning it, taking it, and making sure that Hamas doesn't move back.
11:04There's nothing to move back into.
11:06The place is a demolition site.
11:09It'll be, the remainder will be demolished.
11:14Everything's demolished.
11:16I mean, you can't live in those buildings right now, they're very unsafe.
11:20And in the face of these controversial statements made by US President Donald Trump,
11:24Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed his rejection of the White House proposals.
11:33Unfortunately, we see that the Israeli administration has more insidious and inhumane plans in mind
11:38instead of making the ceasefire permanent.
11:44First of all, I would like to say this clearly.
11:49The proposals put forward by the new American administration regarding Gaza
11:53under the pressure of the Zionist lobby are not worth our attention or discussion.
12:02Erdogan also expressed his rejection of any attempt to force Palestinians from their ancestral lands.
12:12No one has the power to displace the people of Gaza from their eternal homeland
12:16that has been around for thousands of years.
12:19Palestine, including Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem, belongs to the Palestinians.
12:27The people of Gaza, who have not left their lands despite all the cruelty,
12:31savagery and attacks of Israel, will continue to stay in Gaza, live in Gaza and protect Gaza.
12:38In Iran, citizens celebrate the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in that country
12:43with the emblematic march of the 22nd of Baham.
12:47The demonstration began in several cities of the country at 9 a.m. local time.
12:52On the evening of February 9th, Iranians gathered in Assadi Square, Tehran,
12:57where a fireworks ceremony was held to commemorate the beginning of the week of the national holiday.
13:02Every February 11th, the Iranian people reaffirmed their loyalty to the ideals of the Islamic Revolution
13:08and numerous mass demonstrations expressing their unity and commitment to defense and sovereignty of the nation.
13:21We have a second short break coming up, but we'll be right back, so don't go away.
13:25We have a second short break coming up, but we'll be right back, so don't go away.
13:30Welcome back from the south and we are now back to Ecuador,
13:34where citizens went Sunday to the polls in the first round of the general elections
13:38with over 92% of the votes counted.
13:41Candidates Luisa González and Daniel Navarro will go to a runoff next April 13th.
13:46And to know all the latest details on this post-election process that Ecuador is living,
13:51we go live now with a special envoy in the country, Jorge Gestoso.
13:55Welcome Jorge, how are you and what can you share with us?
13:59Thank you very much.
14:01There is definitely no time to waste running for the runoff of April 13th,
14:10that means two months from now, after the first round that gave a technical tie
14:17between the candidates, President Daniel Navarro and the challenger Luisa González.
14:25Mostly here we're talking about two individuals, two candidates
14:30that ended up voting with 44% of the votes,
14:34just 0.5% of difference between one and the other,
14:41and some votes are still being studied to be counted.
14:45So there's no really, really definite result,
14:49but the strategies in each of the campaigns have already started
14:55and the key issue here is the number three.
14:59We're talking about Leonidas Issa, the candidate of the Pachacutic political party
15:05that represents the indigenous population,
15:09very important party and very important segment of the population of Ecuador.
15:15Leonidas Issa got 5.6% of the votes
15:22and that 5.6% of the vote could be key to reach the 50% plus one of the votes
15:29in order to reach the majority.
15:32Well, it seems that in a way the progressive or the leftist candidate Luisa González
15:40has already in the past, in the previous months, established a relationship with Pachacutic.
15:47So there is a certain hope that that sort of political agreement not to fight against each other
15:58that they supposedly did in order to reach this first round
16:03is going to be working in favor of Luisa González.
16:08So far we know that the candidate itself, Leonidas Issa,
16:13has already mentioned that he will not ask his followers to follow Luisa González,
16:21but he mentioned that he will leave to his party to make that recommendation.
16:26From the end of the other side of the political spectrum,
16:31we're talking about the president Daniel de Oboa, radio silence.
16:36Since yesterday when he got the information that he was spreading the idea
16:42that he was going to win with 51% of the votes,
16:46things went sour, went north and he disappeared.
16:52He was supposed to give a speech, a press conference immediately after the results.
16:59He disappeared this morning.
17:01He was not still in the radar.
17:04And the political party that he belongs to, the ADN,
17:10assess the results of last night as definitely a defeat.
17:16He was completely convinced that he was going to win this election in this past weekend
17:23with 51% at least.
17:25Well, things sent a message, the citizenship sent a message very, very powerful
17:31that having all the advantages that he had,
17:35one of the richest person of this country, his father is the richest,
17:40and using the government and the state in his favor didn't work as he wanted to.
17:46We go back to you now.
17:49Thank you, Gestoso, for all the first-hand information.
17:51We will keep in contact for sure.
17:53And we are going now to the United States where President Donald Trump
17:57announced the imposition of 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports
18:01starting this Monday, February 10th.
18:04President Trump added that he will announce Tuesday or Wednesday
18:08the so-called reciprocal tariffs,
18:10which means that the United States will impose import tariffs on products in cases
18:15where another country has imposed tariffs on U.S. goods.
18:19The U.S. president had already imposed tariffs of 15% on steel
18:23and 10% on aluminum during his first term,
18:27although he later granted duty-free quotas to allied countries and blocs,
18:32including Canada, Mexico, and Brazil.
18:34According to experts, the measure announced by Trump threatened
18:37to unleash trade wars with the entire world.
18:47And in response to the coercive U.S. policies,
18:49the Chinese government levied tariffs on Washington,
18:52which affect some $14 billion worth of goods.
18:56Chinese taxes that range from 10% to 15% are targeting U.S. exports
19:01of liquefied natural gas, coal, crude oil, and agricultural machinery,
19:06as well as some automotive products.
19:09The Chinese embassy to Washington confirmed the measure
19:12has been in force as of Sunday, February 9th.
19:20Romanian President Claus Ioannis announced his resignation
19:24amid pressure on him to leave office after a quote
19:27last year canceled the country's presidential election.
19:35In order to spare Romania and the Romanian citizens from this crisis,
19:40from this useless and negative development,
19:44I resign from the office of President of Romania.
19:49I will leave office the day after tomorrow, February 12th.
19:54God bless Romania.
20:01And we have come to the end of this news brief,
20:04but you can find this and many other stories
20:06on our website at telesurlinglish.net.
20:08I'm Alejandra Garcia for Telesur English.