US EditionEcuador elections body denies opposition request for vote recount
- Daniel Noboa won election as Ecuador's president on 13 April.
- He previously served an interrupted term and campaigned on combating Ecuador's severe violence crisis.
- The election occurred peacefully despite national insecurity, with the electoral process confirmed by observers.
- Turnout reached 83 percent, and Noboa won by more than a ten-point margin.
- Noboa now faces significant challenges governing a fragmented congress and restoring security.
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Ecuador elections body denies opposition request for vote recount
QUITO - Ecuador's elections body on Thursday denied a request from the leftist opposition to recount presidential votes from thousands of ballot boxes, narrowing the possibilities for the Citizens' Revolution party to continue to contest incumbent President Daniel Noboa's win. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Amid inconsistencies pointing to fraud, the Plenary Session of Ecuador’s National Electoral Council (CNE) has denied the five complaints filed by the Citizen Revolution Alliance alleging irregularities in more than 14,000 tally sheets from the recent 2025 presidential elections, and refused to recount the votes. The left-wing opposition alliance presented a set of complaints to the CNE on Wednesday, April 23, after identifying 14,823 tally sheet…
The international body pointed out that “The context of militarisation of the country, allegations of human rights violations, as well as actions taken by the government of the day and pressure on the electoral bodies, open reasonable doubts about the transparency and the outcome of the elections.” READ ALSO: Fraud in Ecuador: Luisa González presents voting records that must be challenged They also detailed reports from the international elector…
‘Noboa Did Not Receive a Blank Cheque: He Will Have to Show Tangible Results’
CIVICUS discusses Ecuador’s presidential election with Jorge Tapia de los Reyes, Coordinator of the Democracy and Politics Department and the Political Funding Observatory of the Citizenship and Development Foundation (FCD). FCD is an Ecuadorian civil society organisation that promotes participation, citizen monitoring and open government. On 13 April, Daniel Noboa, candidate for the National …
Noboa’s Ecuador: Security Crackdown and Economic Opening After Correísmo’s Fall
Ecuador’s political landscape shifted after Daniel Noboa’s clear victory over correísmo, the movement tied to former President Rafael Correa. Noboa’s government now faces the task of delivering on promises of greater security, institutional order, and a more open economic model. The country’s future depends on whether these plans can address the deep challenges that have […]
The alert is at the "maximum" level in Ecuador, due to a military report revealed by the authorities on "potential attacks" against Daniel Noboa, re-elected as head of the country after a contested election. According to the Quito authorities, the plot aimed at the life of President Equatorian Daniel Noboa, is fomented by criminal organizations linked to political entities that have lost the elections, the press release published by the governme…
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