Ecuador reelects conservative millionaire with a divisive no-holds-barred crimefighting record

Ecuadorian voters weary of crime on Sunday reelected President Daniel Noboa, a conservative young millionaire with a divisive no-holds-barred crimefighting record, but his opponent vowed to seek a recount over what she described as “grotesque” electoral fraud.

Figures released by Ecuador’s National Electoral Council show Noboa receiving 55.8% of the vote with more than 90% of ballots counted, while leftist lawyer Luisa González earned 44%.

Ecuador’s top electoral authority, Diana Atamaint, said those results showed an “irreversible trend” in favor of Noboa.

The win gives Noboa four years to fulfill the promises he first made in 2023, when he stunned voters by winning a snap election and a 16-month presidency despite his limited political experience.

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