The presidency aspiring requested that there is no intervention for or against candidates, underlining the need to safeguard democratic transparency.
During the decisive day of this Sunday in Ecuadorthe Presidential candidate Luisa González of the Citizen Revolution Movementmade a public call to Armed Forces and the National Police to maintain a neutral posture during the electoral process. The presidency aspiring requested that there is no intervention for or against candidates, underlining the need to safeguard democratic transparency. Defines in a tight ballot before the president and candidate Daniel Noboa.
Elections in Ecuador: Luisa González voted and called on security forces
“I ask the Public Force to guarantee the safety of the Ecuadorian people, without intervening in the vote counting or in the development of the process”González said after casting his vote in the rural town of Canutoin the province of Manabíwhere he grew up. He voted after 9:15 in the morning, local time, in the Carlos Pomerio Zambrano Educational Unit, under a copious rain and accompanied by a strong security operation.
Surrounded by supporters who chanted “Luisa President!”, The candidate of the Citizen Revolution, movement led by the former president Rafael CorreaHe was optimistic and said that “today the history of Ecuador is rewritten in unity.” González stressed that his candidacy represents an unprecedented confluence of political forces of the left, center and right, together with businessmen and social organizations that (as he said) seeks to recover democracy and social justice.
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On the eve of the elections, González He denounced through social networks attempts to manipulate the electoral process through acts allegedly altered in his favor. However, during his statement to the press he avoided deepening other possible irregularities.
Both González and the current president and his rival at the polls, Daniel Noboathey had expressed concerns about alleged anomalies in the first round, although without presenting strong evidence. These accusations were dismissed by international observers of the European Union and the Organization of American Stateswho agreed that there are no elements that support fraud allegations.
In response to complaints about alleged extortion by criminal groups that demanded voters to take pictures of their suffrage, the National Electoral Council prohibited the use of mobile phones within the polls.
González’s formula partner, Diego Borja (former Minister of Economy), was planned to vote in Quito Around 10:30 in the morning. Meanwhile, more than 13.7 million Ecuadorians are enabled to decide if they choose Daniel Noboa for a complete mandate between 2025 and 2029 or if the correism returns to power after eight years outside the Carondelet Palace. To win, Luisa González would become the first woman president in the history of the country.
Source: Ambito
