# Ecuador judge orders pre-trial detention of leftist presidential candidate

- Source: Al Jazeera
- Published: 2026-10-23T19:45:26+00:00
- Category: World
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Luisa Gonzalez, who lost to right-wing president Daniel Noboa in 2023, has called the arrest political persecution.

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