The main candidates are the current president Daniel Noboa and the candidate of Correism, Luisa González.
Ecuador He prepares to choose president this Sunday, February 9. Surveys mark a polarized scenario among the current right -wing president Daniel Noboa, who seeks his re -election, and the candidate of Correism, Luisa Gonzálezmovement that aspires to return to power after eight years.
In addition to Noboa and González, There will be 14 presidential formulas that will try to reach the Carondelet Palace, Headquarters the National Government, located in Quito, the capital of the country. So that a candidate can win in the first round to achieve half plus one of the valid votes, or get at least 40% and a difference of ten points with the second.
Given the situation of violence in the country, President Nobo mega operational to extreme security for the elections. In a post, the militarization of the ports and a greater military presence on the northern and south border of the country reported. “Given the destabilization attempts of armed groups, from Saturday 8 to Monday, February 10, the borders will remain closed,” Noboa announced.
Ecuador, between political crisis and organized crime
The political situation is not the best for Ecuador. The current president came to power in 2023 to complete the mandate of the 2019-2023 presidential term after the then president, Guillermo Lasso, harassed by a political trial, will decree the “cross death” and call extraordinary elections For all national positions, the Executive and the Legislative.
Noboa’s mandate was not quiet. Even before he assumed he began a confrontation with whom he was his partner of Formula, Verónica Abad. In recent months, Noboa tried to force her to renounce the vice presidency and did everything possible so that she did not assume the Executive even in the event that Noboa was taken a license to campaign.
In addition to the political front, The Noboa government lived through the “war” that declared organized crimeeconomic adjustment reforms, resisted by an important part of society, and a serious energy crisis.
Daniel Noboa and Luis González, the main candidates
The businessman Daniel Noboa assumed the presidency with only 35 years. Now he returns to load as the National Democratic Action candidate (DNA) and will try to be re -elected. It has a profile close to the right -wing movements of the region and has had a position distant with progressive or left governments and is in favor of more liberal and austerity economic policies.
In the opposition, the great candidate is Luisa González, 47, who heads the formula of the Citizen Revolution, whose leader is former president Rafael Correa. He is exasambleist and former official of the government of Belt. In one of his last posts he differentiated himself from the current president. “Let’s go my Ecuador, while they violate the law and our rights, security, employment, health, education, we with everything to vote for change and #revivirecuador. To take care of the votes.”
Source: Ambito
