Loading ...Surprisingly strong support for Ecuadorean environmental presidential candidate Yaku Perez in Sunday’s election shows the country’s nascent mining industry faces growing backlash that could weaken its expansion plans.
Perez, a lawyer and indigenous activist, won nearly 20% of the votes in last week’s first-round presidential election on promises that he would call a referendum on prohibiting industrial mining in order to protect watersheds.
Strong showing for Ecuador’s Perez signals backlash against mining industry