Source: New York Times
“Ecuador’s young president, Daniel Noboa, who is known for aggressive law-and-order policies and a mastery of social media, failed to win a majority of votes in his bid for re-election on Sunday, forcing a runoff election against Luisa Gonzalez, the leftist he defeated in the last presidential race. With about 96 percent of the ballots counted early on Monday morning, Mr. Noboa had received 44.37 percent of the votes cast. Ms. Gonzalez, the closest of his 15 opponents, had 43.86 percent.” (02/10/25)