Daniel Noboa Reelected Ecuador's Next President

<p>Ecuadorian voters reelected their President Daniel Noboa Azin, a conservative young millionaire with a divisive no-holds-barred crimefighting record, on Sunday.</p> <p>According to the Associated Press (AP), Noboa maintained a consistent and surprisingly wide 12-point lead over his leftist opponent, Luisa Gonzalez, throughout the vote count. But Gonzalez vowed to seek a recount over what she described as &ldquo;grotesque&rdquo; electoral fraud.</p> <p>In the figures that were reported, Ecuador&rsquo;s National Electoral Council Noboa has received 55.8% of the vote with more than 90% of ballots counted, while leftist lawyer Luisa Gonzalez earned 44.1%, a difference of more than one million votes.</p> <p>As per AP, Diana Atamaint, the country&rsquo;s top electoral authority, said those results showed an &ldquo;irreversible trend&rdquo; in favour of Noboa.</p> <p>"We inform the Ecuadorean people that with more than 90% of the ballot boxes processed nationally there is an irreversible trend in the second round of voting," Atamaint said as per Reuters.</p> <p>"The winning duo is Daniel Noboa Azin and Vice President-elect Maria Jose Pinto."</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ: <span style="color: #e03e2d;"><a style="color: #e03e2d;" href="https://ift.tt/5zbHiu8 PM Wong Says His Party Will Field Indian Origin Candidates In Upcoming General Elections</a></span></strong></p> <p>Noboa's victory gives him a full four-year term to carry out the promises he first made during the 2023 snap election when he unexpectedly won a 16-month presidency despite having little political experience.</p> <p>Noboa, who is an heir to a fortune built on the banana trade, is expected to continue applying his no-holds-barred crimefighting strategies, which was a part of what appealed to voters, but have tested the limits of laws and norms of governing.</p> <p>Meanwhile, Noboa, speaking from the coastal town of Olon, expressed confidence in his win and extended his gratitude to supporters, stating there was no doubt about his victory.</p> <h3><strong>Gonzalez Expresses Disbelief </strong></h3> <p>As per Reuters, Gonzalez expressed disbelief at the results to chanting supporters in Ecuador&rsquo;s capital Quito. In her statement, she said, "I refuse to believe that a people would prefer lies instead of truth, violence instead of peace and unity," Gonzalez said. "We are going to demand a recount and for them to open ballot boxes."</p> <p>Her defeat marks the third consecutive time that the party of Rafael Correa, her mentor and the country&rsquo;s most influential president this century, failed to return to the presidency. Correa said on social media that the results were "impossible".</p>

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