Ecuador in Constituent Assembly Race

Quito, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador s social organizations and political parties began a race against the clock Monday to collect the signatures needed to register candidates for the Constituent Assembly.

Political forces outlined their strategy and sent thousands of followers to the streets Monday, seeking to garner one percent of the voter registration.

The Democratic Popular Movement announced it hopes to rely on 1,000 signatures this week, while the Democratic Left party said it hopes to lure 5,000 people.

Meanwhile, Alianza Pais, the group of President Rafael Correa, is expected to have 2,000 collaborators in the city of Guayaquil, in the country's southwest.

Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) registration of aspirants to the Constituent Assembly will begin Friday and the electoral campaign will run Aug 14-Sept 27.