Pivotal elections in Ecuador could impact migration to U.S.

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Ecuador’s tough on crime approach is popular, but major challenges remain

Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa moved quickly to impose the rule of law immediately after his surprise election victory in 2023. In the short-term, the results of the country’s youngest ever leader were impressive, including a reported 18% decline in …

Elections in Ecuador: Between Distrust and Resignation

Ecuador is going through a critical moment marked by growing distrust in the state and its leaders. Elections are no longer considered an opportunity for political renewal but instead generate uncertainty. The instability, reflected in the constant changes …

Seeking re-election, President Daniel Noboa centres Ecuador’s crime wave

Noboa has continued to weather controversy about the limits of his authority through the end of his latest campaign. Ecuador’s constitution requires that public officials take a leave of absence to run for re-election. But Noboa instead signed two …

A 50-year Crisis -- Ecuador's Next President Faces A Stern Test

In the throes of a bloody drug war, a shrinking economy and an acute energy crisis, Ecuadorans are remarkably optimistic about their country's future as they prepare to vote in Sunday election. The past few years have been brutal for Ecuador, a scenic …

Ecuador's presidential candidate for the Citizen Revolution Movement, Luisa Gonzalez, speaks to supporters during her ...

A supporter carries a cardboard cutout of Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa during a campaign rally in Guayaquil

Ecuador Holds Election With Security Crisis on the Ballot

It has been a year since Shirley Tobar’s husband, a security guard at a mall in Guayaquil, Ecuador, was killed amid an outbreak of violence in the city last January. Tobar, who is a 43-year-old stay-at-home parent, still hasn’t received a response from …

Ecuador’s presidential election: Noboa and González lead in a polarized race

Ecuadorians will vote on February 9 to elect the new President, as well as the 137 members of the National Assembly, and representatives to the Andean Parliament. According to the latest polls, the current president and the candidate representing Correism …

Ecuador chooses president against backdrop of gang violence

Ione WellsSouth America correspondent Reporting fromGuayaquil, Ecuador Security is a central issue in the presidential election as the country is plagued by gang violence "The entire town feels like it is in a pandemic, locked up without being able to …