Daniel Noboa has managed to do what his father failed at five times: Getting elected as Ecuador’s president. And he did it Sunday on his first attempt, winning a runoff election against a leftist lawyer on a resume of a 35-year-old who belongs to the South American country’s elite, which means some schooling in the U.S.
Frightened by unprecedented violence on the streets and within prisons, Ecuadorians have a universal demand for the president they are choosing Sunday — safety. Presidential candidate Daniel Noboa, of the National Democratic Action Alliance political party, speaks in Olon, Ecuador, after results show him ahead in a snap presidential runoff on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023.
Noboa’s proposals to tackle the crucial issue have run the gamut. At one point in the campaign, he proposed turning ships into floating jails for the most violent criminals. At another, he simply promised more gear for police.Ecuadorians are picking a new president, but their demands for safety will be hard to meetVoters are increasingly frightened by the escalation of drug violence over the past three years.
After results showed him victorious, Noboa thanked Ecuadorians for believing in “a new political project, a young political project, an improbable political project.” Noboa opened an event organizing company when he was 18 and then joined his father’s Noboa Corp., where he held management positions in the shipping, logistics and commercial areas. His political career began in 2021, when he got a seat in the National Assembly and chaired its Economic Development Commission.
Lasso, a conservative former banker, clashed constantly with lawmakers after his election in 2021 and decided not to run in the special election. On Sunday, he called on Ecuadorians to have a peaceful election and think about what is “best for their children, their parents and the country.” Noboa and González advanced to the runoff by finishing ahead of six other candidates in the election’s first round on Aug. 22. The replacement of
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