This is CBS Eye on the World. Here's John Batchelor.

Ecuador. The Ecuador opposition has asked electoral council to review presidential vote counts from 1729 ballot boxes.

This reported at Reuters Americas.

This is following the recent election where, in a surprise,

the present president, Daniel De Boa, won an easy victory over Ms. Gonzalez,

who represents older and more questionable elements in the Ecuadorian canvas.

Fortunately, I've been guided to understand Ecuador by my colleague, Professor Evan Ellis,

the Latin American Research Professor of the U.S. Army War College, who is in Quito, Ecuador, and is here to help us

weave through this protest, if that's what it is, by the losing side in the presidential

contest. The reason this might be of note is that in the poll before the presidential election,

the second round is what determined.

The poll showed Ms. Gonzalez in the lead over Daniel Naboa.

Daniel Dubois and his wife then made a surprise visit at Maralago with President Trump visiting,

and then the victory on the national election. So, Evan, a very good day

to you in Quito. I'm presuming your weather is cooler. You've told me you're in a high

elevation. What is downtown Quito like these days? Is it traditional or is it modern? Good day to you, Evan. Good day to you. And greetings

from downtown Kifto. Kito is one of the highest cities in the world. It's a combination of the

modern, it's the cultural and business capital of Ecuador, especially the Ecuador and Andes, it has its traditional

aspects as well as its modern aspects. And certainly, as you indicated, Keito, although

it's a little bit calmer than some of the other parts of the country in terms of the criminal

challenges that Ecuador has faced, especially on the coast, in places like Guayas and Manabee

province on the coast. What you do see is certainly the politics have played a significant

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