Wahlurnen closes in Ecuador: Noboa's struggle against crimes is at stake
Wahlurnen closes in Ecuador: Noboa's struggle against crimes is at stake
The elections in ecuador have now been completed, and the voices are counted. In the presidential election, 16 candidates compete, including the incumbent President Daniel Noboa and his most important political opponent Luisa González.
electoral rules and possible scenarios
According to the Ecuadorian constitution, a candidate needs more than 50% of the votes to win the first round directly, or at least 40% with a lead of at least 10 percentage points compared to the second -placed candidate.
If these conditions are not met, the two candidates with the most votes compete against each other in a second round, which is temporarily scheduled for April 13th.
The positions of the candidates
The election on Sunday will decide whether the country is holding on Noboa's tough approach to crime or looking for an alternative voice in González.
Noboa, who won the new elections in 2023 to end the term of office of his predecessor Guillermo Lasso, had to cope with numerous crises during his tenure. He has proclaimed several emergency stands to combat the military to combat gang crime on the streets of the country and began to build a new high -security prison after a notorious criminal leader had escaped from custody.
Luisa González and her plans for Ecuador
González, who took second place in the 2023 elections, is a close confidante of the former left -wing President Rafael Correa, who is a formative figure in Ecuadorian politics. With her “revive Ecuador” campaign, she promised to tackle drug trafficking as energetically as Noboa.
The challenges of the next government
The upcoming challenges for the new government, which will take over in May, are security, economy, a nationwide energy crisis and international relationships.
Santiago Baska, an analyst and professor at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito, said in an interview with CNN EN Español: "Security is the biggest problem with which the government is confronted. In a country with enormous social inequalities such as Ecuador, I believe that in addition to security, health and education are also the priorities of the disadvantaged sectors."
This story continues to develop. Stay tuned for more information.
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