Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa is favored to win Sunday's presidential election, capitalizing on his promises to combat crime. Noboa, who first took office in 2023, points to a 15% reduction in violent deaths and a decrease in prison violence as evidence of his success. While his opponents acknowledge progress, they argue for more comprehensive solutions to the drug-trade related violence plaguing the nation. Meanwhile, Luisa Gonzalez, Noboa's leftist opponent, campaigns on a platform of social justice and increased security measures.
Hawkish young incumbent Daniel Noboa, a 37-year-old heir to a business fortune, has said he intends to win outright on Sunday.Members of the Navy place boxes with electoral material delivered by National Electoral Council to the Francisco Campos Coello school, one of the polling stations, ahead of Sunday's presidential election, in Guayaquil, Ecuador , February 8, 2025. / Photo: Reuters
Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa looks likely to win Sunday's presidential election, as voters rally behind his promises to fight crime, despite critiques from his opponents that he has not done enough. "Today Ecuador has changed and wants to keep changing, it wants to consolidate its triumph. We are not a promise anymore, we are a reality in this country, which has taken a decision," Noboa said at a closing campaign rally on Thursday in Quito."This Sunday, reclaim your ability to dream."
Both candidates have urged their voters to watch counts at polling stations in an effort to prevent any fraud, with politicians from Gonzalez's party calling for a"defense of popular will." Correa said this week that Gonzalez is ahead in polling and that her winning in a first round was not impossible.
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