Last week, diverse parties and organizations from the left and center met in Quito to discuss how to build unity in the upcoming 2025 elections
In the second round of the anticipated elections in Ecuador, Daniel Noboa defeated progressive candidate Luisa González
Leftist lawyer Luisa González and businessman Daniel Noboa outlined their government plans, debating on the matters of economy, security, social policies and political issues
González is the winner of the first round of presidential elections in Ecuador. She said that with the complaint, she not only intends to safeguard her life and shed light on the plan aimed at physically eliminating her, but also draw attention to the impunity in the country
González of the left-wing Citizens Revolution Movement won the first round with 33.31% of the votes, while Noboa of the right-wing National Democratic Action Alliance secured 23.66% of the votes
All seven presidential candidates advocated strengthening of the security in the country and promised improvements as they stood next to fellow hopeful Fernando Villavicencio’s empty podium, who was assassinated last week
The former member of Ecuador’s National Assembly Villavicencio had previously denounced receiving threats from members of criminal groups
The announcement of a peace agreement among criminal gangs came days after a prison riot at the Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil claimed the lives of 31 inmates, and the murder of the mayor of the city of Manta, which forced the Lasso government to declare two states of emergency in two days
Ahead of the early general elections in Ecuador, Professor Pablo Meriguet spoke to Peoples Dispatch about the reality on the ground and the significance of the upcoming electoral process for the country
The attack, which occurred just two months before the early general elections, has been condemned by various leaders of the Citizens’ Revolution Movement party, whose presidential ticket with Luisa González and Andrés Arauz is leading voter intention polls