Ecuador’s presidential elections: What do you know

Daniel Nuboa, head of the right of the Ecuador Center, faces his re -election 15 months after his position.

His predecessor, Guirmo Laso, called for the early elections in 2023, amid the procedures for dismissing the embezzlement charges.

Mr. Nuboa, 37, a graduate of Harvard Kennedy School comes from one of the richest families of Ecuador, who has risen unexpectedly in opinion polls to win the elections and serve the remainder of Mr. Laso.

At stake is the trend that the troubled nation that number about 18 million will take because it is wrestling with the violence feeding drugs and high unemployment, issues that have sent tens of thousands of Ecuadorians to the United States.

Why are these elections important?

Five years ago, Mr. Nubua was an unknown politician. He was elected to the country’s legislature in 2021 and served one period.

During the 2023 elections to replace Mr. Laso, he rose from the bottom of the polls in the first round of voting to record second place after a strong discussion. Then he defeated the left -wing candidate, Luisa Gonzalez, in the second round.

Mrs. Gonzalez works again and represents the strong former president party, Rafael Korea, a polarized figure in Ecuador. Many voters express nostalgia for nostalgia due to low violence and the strong economy that described his presidency, while others remember his authoritarian style and style Concluding corruption concerns.

Over the years, Mr. Korea’s leftist movement has set the Ecuadorian policy, but some analysts say that if Mr. Nuboa wins, he has the ability to create his own movement.

It is expected that the Sayyid Noboa party, which was formed less than a year ago, in the polls, is expected to win about a third of the seats in the legislative body – such as the Mr. Korea Party.

Who are the best candidates?

Mr. Nubua was first elected on the back of a desperate desire to change after the insecurity exploded in Ecuador and a bloody electoral cycle of 2023, including the assassination of another presidential candidate.

Although violence, along with unemployment, is still high, it bent over a strategy for social media skillful to show a picture of young people and vitality that captured many of its voters.

In an attempt to suppress the escalating violence and spread riots in prison, Mr. Nubua imposed a state of internal armed conflict, which allowed the army patrols in the streets and prisons.

The police also sent to the Mexican embassy in Kito, the capital, to arrest a politician looking for a prison of prison sentence on charges of corruption, while it was considered a rude breach of the diplomatic protocol. Some analysts saw that movements are a mitigation of the presidential authority and the threat of civil freedoms.

But his supporters see him as a bold leader ready to break the rules and stand on the corrupt powers. In April, the Ecuadorians supported its difficult approach when they agreed to a referendum that devoted the increasing military presence in the law.

“He should be firm to make people respect him,” said Jessica Navarro, 34, a Keto taxi driver.

Mrs. Gonzalez, a political opponent, was defined by her relationship with Mr. Korea, who chose her to represent his party.

“When Raphael Korea was there, we supported us a lot,” said Edgar Escobar, 28, a nursing student who supports Mrs. Gonzalez. “I would like to return to that country that we had before.”

But Lady Zeniga, the former Minister of Justice nominated for the National Assembly with Mrs. Gonzalez’s party, pushed back in the idea that represents the past.

She said, “It is not a matter of returning to the past.” “Next to eight years, people still blame the things that happen to the government that is no longer here. More than returning to the past, the issue is to have a team with experience and technical knowledge, because public administration is not easy.”

What are the main issues?

Ecuador faces constant violence, chronic unemployment and energy crisis. January I saw more violent deaths From any month in the past three years, according to police data.

Drought last year caused a country that is largely dependent on the electrical energy that caused daily energy cuts for 14 hours for about three months. The crisis threatened the water, cells and Internet service, closing companies and exposing the entire industries.

Over the past five years, the drug tracking industry has expanded in Ecuador, as it was painted in international criminal groups and unleashed unusual levels in the nation that was withdrawn once.

But Mr. Nubua’s campaign was generally defined through the image – the country was immersed with lists of cardboard – and less through specific political proposals to face the challenges of his country.

Mr. Nubua is mysteriously talking about throwing the “old Ecuador” in the garbage.

Mrs. Gonzalez emphasized the treatment of the security crisis by strengthening Ecuador institutions such as the Justice, Health and Education system.

When will you know the results?

The Ecuadorian presidential elections are usually characterized by two rounds of voting, facing the best candidates in the first round in the second round. To win the first round directly, the candidate must get more than 50 percent of the votes, or 40 percent of the votes with a margin of 10 points on the nearest competitor.

Opinion polls Mr. Nubua showed the introduction before Sunday’s elections, with the possibility that he could win enough sounds to avoid surface flow.

The vote begins at 7 am on Sunday and ends at 5 pm. The results are expected to start at about 6 pm

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