What Noboa's reelection means for US-Ecuador ties

What Noboa's reelection means for US-Ecuador ties

Ecuador desperately needs international cooperation with partners such as the US to curb the country’s crime wave and spur economic growth.

Daniel Noboa was – surprisingly clearly – elected President of Ecuador. His left rival does not recognize the result.

Ecuador’s President Noboa Reelected in Contest Dominated by Drugs Gangs Threat

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa defeated a leftist opponent on April 13 in an election dominated by the country’s fight against powerful drug gangs. Figures released by Ecuador’s National Electoral Council (CNE) showed Noboa got 55.67 percent of the vote with more than 96 percent of ballots counted, against 44 percent for his opponent, Luisa González. CNE President Diana Atamaint said there was an “irreversible trend” in favor of Noboa. Noboa,…

After last Sunday's election, President Daniel Noboa called his re-election a "historic victory." In NotiMundo a Día, Juan Rivadenira, political consultant, pointed out that the first months of this new term will be decisive for the management of the president, to maintain the support obtained. Security and employment are two of the urgent issues, he added. Noboa's entry should take advantage of the "effect bump" of the re-election and work in s…