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Ecuador AG candidate hearings continue, extend to Oct 1
El UniversoLO·EC·2 days ago
Three candidates for Ecuador's Attorney General—Julia Maritza Villalta García, Mauricio Javier Aguirre López, and Andrea Elizabeth Cazar Villacís—were formally challenged by a single citizen during the selection process. The challenge introduces procedural uncertainty into the appointment, potentially delaying or altering the outcome. This is a routine but notable step in Ecuador's judicial selection politics.