Ecuador President Daniel Noboa voted in the second round of presidential elections in the country. He disputes his term with the left and protected candidate of former President Rafael Correa, Luisa Gonzalez.
In the first round, Noboa got 44.15% of the votes, beating Luisa González, who got 44%. The difference between the two candidates was 0.15 percentage point, leaving the result open and generating high expectation for the second round.
Noboa, 37, the son of one of Ecuador’s richest businessmen, born in the United States and graduated in Harvard, became president after a surprising victory in 2023, when he defeated González in the second round.
Noboa is heir to the banana tycoon and five times presidential candidate Álvaro Noboa, owner of one of Ecuador’s greatest fortunes, and said he identifies himself particularly with US President Donald Trump.
Throughout his first term, critics claim that Noboa violated political norms by ordering security forces to invade the Mexican embassy to arrest Jorge Glas, former vice-president of Rafael Correa, accused of corruption. The breach of the diplomatic protocol led Mexico to break relations with Ecuador.
Noboa exceeded the legal limits of the position, starting and overcoming a referendum to expand their security powers in April 2024. A fundamental part of the security strategy was the sending of military to Ecuador prisons, which criminal groups in the country have controlled impunity for years.
As for the economy, Noboa has been strongly supported by proposals such as cash payments and forgiveness of debt to farmers affected by natural disasters.
This content was originally published in Daniel Noboa vote in the second round of Ecuador elections on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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