{"id":2329,"date":"2024-03-17T15:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T15:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/17\/noboa-35-to-become-ecuadors-next-president-following-election-dominated-by-spiraling-crime-cnn\/"},"modified":"2024-03-17T15:33:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T15:33:02","slug":"noboa-35-to-become-ecuadors-next-president-following-election-dominated-by-spiraling-crime-cnn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/17\/noboa-35-to-become-ecuadors-next-president-following-election-dominated-by-spiraling-crime-cnn\/","title":{"rendered":"Noboa, 35, to become Ecuador\u2019s next president following election dominated by spiraling crime | CNN"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Center-right candidate Daniel Noboa, the 35-year-old son of a banana tycoon, will <\/strong>become Ecuador\u2019s next president, following an election driven by concerns over rising violence and a worsening security situation in the Latin American nation.\n <\/p>\n

\n More than 10 million people have voted in the presidential election, and data from the National Electoral Council of Ecuador (CNE) shows Noboa obtained 52.3% of the votes (4,829,130).\n <\/p>\n

\n His main political rival, leftist candidate and first round front-runner Luisa Gonz\u00e1lez, obtained 47.7% of votes (4,404,014), the CNE said.\n <\/p>\n

\n Noboa was a lawmaker before outgoing President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the legislature and called for early elections.\n <\/p>\n

\n The Acci\u00f3n Democr\u00e1tica Nacional party\u2019s candidate, he has pledged to create more work opportunities for the young, bring in more foreign investment, using technology to fight crime, and has suggested several anti-corruption measures including sentences for tax evasion.\n <\/p>\n

\n Speaking to reporters after the result, Noboa thanked his wife, parents, and God for allowing him to serve his country.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cI also thank all those people who have been part of a new, young, improbable political project, a political project whose purpose was to give back a smile to the country,\u201d he said.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cStarting tomorrow, Daniel Noboa, your president of the republic, starts working.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n His rival, Gonz\u00e1lez of the Movimiento Revoluci\u00f3n Ciudadana party, a prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of former leftist President Rafael Correa<\/a>, ran on a promise to enhance public spending and social programs and wants to address the security crisis by fixing the root causes of violence, such as poverty and inequality.\n <\/p>\n

\n Gonz\u00e1lez was the frontrunner in the first round of voting.\n <\/p>\n

\n She conceded to Noboa after the result was announced, saying she would congratulate him on his victory.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cTo the candidate now president-elect, we offer deep congratulations because it\u2019s a democracy; we have never called for a city to be set on fire, we have never come out to shout fraud,\u201d she said.\n <\/p>\n

\n Security was tight throughout Sunday\u2019s vote with tens of thousands of police officers and army personnel stationed at polling stations across the country.\n <\/p>\n

\n Crime<\/a> remained at the forefront of Ecuador\u2019s run-off vote, months after the high-profile assassination<\/a> of another presidential candidate, Fernando Villavicencio, who was slain days before the August 20 first-round poll.\n <\/p>\n

\n The killing became a tragic symbol of the country\u2019s worsening security situation, where rival criminal organizations have been meting out brutal and often public shows of violence in the country\u2019s streets and prisons in their battle to control drug trafficking routes.\n <\/p>\n

\n Voter turnout was \u201chistoric\u201d at 82.33% despite initial security concerns, CNE president Diana Atamaint said after polls closed Sunday.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cThe transmission of the results has been fluid and constant; the Ecuadorians have permanently followed the votes obtained by each of the candidates, which are the result of the popular will expressed at the polls,\u201d she Atamaint after the results came out.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe have complied with a historic electoral process. The country gave us this mission, and today, we say to Ecuador and the entire world, \u2018task accomplished;\u2019 today democracy won, today Ecuador won.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n Before Ecuador, a nation of nearly 17 million, was transformed into one of the most dangerous countries in the region, it was known as a relatively peaceful place that was nestled between two of the world\u2019s largest narcotics producers, Peru and Colombia.\n <\/p>\n

\n Its deep ports, dollarized economy, and corruption have since made it a key transit point for drugs making its way to consumers in the US and Europe. The mounting violence<\/a>, paired with a lack of economic prospects, have also compelled many Ecuadorians to leave the country.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe are not sure [what] will put an end to this because we cannot live with that fear\u201d of crime, small business owner C\u00e9sar Ortiz told CNN en Espa\u00f1ol in Quito ahead of the poll.\n <\/p>\n

\n Ortiz said<\/a> he hopes the new president will focus not just on security but on the economy because \u201cthere are so many people who are unemployed, that is why crime [is] abound.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n Whoever wins on Sunday may gain a cursed chalice, say analysts covering the region. \u201cGoverning Ecuador right now is hell \u2013 this presidency is designed to eliminate you from political life,\u201d Freeman said.\n <\/p>\n

\n The new president will have relatively little time to work on a solution to the country\u2019s woes. They will hold office only until 2025, which would have been the end of Lasso\u2019s term \u2013 a short window for even the most seasoned politician to turn things around in the country.\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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