Politics

Ecuador holds elections, becoming the country with the most violent deaths in Latin America.

Ecuador votes this Sunday in the second round of presidential elections that highlight the polarization the South American country is experiencing. Daniel Noboa, the current president—currently the youngest in the world at just 37—and candidate for the National Democratic Alliance (ADN), is vying for the position with Luisa González, Rafael Correa's heir and candidate for the Citizens' Revolution (RC). After a first round in February in which they were separated by only 17,000 votes, Noboa won with 44.15% of the vote compared to González's 44%.The rest of the candidates were excluded, and it will be their votes that will define Ecuador's future this Sunday. The key issue in these elections and the main concern of Ecuadorians is clear: an unprecedented insecurity crisis related to drug trafficking, which began after the pandemic and now ranks Ecuador as the country with the highest number of violent deaths in Latin America.

Ecuador votes this Sunday in the second round of presidential elections that highlight the polarization the South American country is experiencing. Daniel Noboa, the current president—currently the youngest in the world at just 37—and candidate for the National Democratic Alliance (ADN), is vying for the position with Luisa González, Rafael Correa's heir and candidate for the Citizens' Revolution (RC). The rest of the candidates were excluded, and it will be their votes that will define Ecuador's future this Sunday.

The key issue in these elections and the main concern of Ecuadorians is clear: an unprecedented insecurity crisis related to drug trafficking, which began after the pandemic and now ranks Ecuador as the country with the highest number of violent deaths in Latin America..