2023-10-15 14:38:24
On a momentous day for Ecuadorian politics, citizens go to the polls this Sunday to determiner who will occupy the presidency and complete the period that the current president, Guillermo Lasso, will leave unfinished. The competing candidates are Luisa González, representative of the Citizen Revolution, and Daniel Noboa, nominated by the National Democratic Alliance.
In the first round of these elections, González obtained 33.6% of the votes, while Noboa reached 23.4%. However, according to local mediaEcuadorian polls showed a favorable trend for Noboa since August, with an advantage that in some cases reached up to 10 percentage points.
It is important to highlight that these elections are exceptional. Last May, President Guillermo Lasso used a constitutional mechanism to dissolve congress and call new elections.
This decision was made in the midst of a political trial that was being carried out against him in the Legislature. As a result, Extraordinary general elections were organized to elect 137 new legislators and a new president who would complete the presidential term until May 2025, when ordinary general elections will be held.
The first round of these elections It took place on August 20 and Luisa González won with 33.6% of the votes, which placed her in an advantageous position for the second round.
Ecuador, a country marked by its geographic, ethnic and political diversity, will face crucial decisions in these elections that will determine its course in the coming years. The country will elect a leader to guide them in these times of economic and social challenges, and the decision is in the hands of the voters who go to the polls in this second round.
Elections in Ecuador: who are Luisa González and Daniel Noboa, candidates for the Presidency
Luisa González, lawyer and master in Senior Management and Economics, held various positions in public service throughout her career. Among her previous functions are the National Secretariat of the Andean Parliament, Ecuador headquarters, General Secretariat of the Intendancy of Companies of Quito, National Secretariat of Public Administration, Minister of Labor, Minister of Tourism and Consul of Ecuador in Madrid, among others. She accompanies González as vice presidential candidate Andrés Arauz, who faced Guillermo Lasso in the April 2021 runoff.
On the other hand, The candidate Daniel Noboa Azín, banana businessman and former legislator, is the son of the influential businessman and politician Álvaro Noboa, who has sought to become President five times without success. Daniel Noboa Azín represents the National Democratic Alliance and his candidate for vice presidency is Verónica Abad, originally from Cuenca and participant in the last sectional elections for the Mayor of that city for the AMIGO movement.
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