Luisa González and Daniel Noboa are aiming to succeed Guillermo Lasso as president after the early elections.
This Sunday, Ecuadorians are once again called to the second round of presidential elections, in which the candidate of the Citizens Revolutionary Movement, Luisa González, an ally of former President Rafael Correa, wants to maintain her status as favorite against the businessman Daniel Noboa, who, against all odds, this has reached the final round of elections.
In the first round of voting on August 20, González received more than 33% of the vote, showing how much the “Correismo” continues to be a popular movement in an Ecuador from which Correa himself comes, who currently lives in Belgium and which has several legal disputes Cases are pending in the South American country.
The “Correismo” emphasized that the jOpen trials for corruption against former leaders are part of political persecution and have proven to be a guarantee of social development. In the last televised debate, González stated that he wanted to combat insecurity by improving aspects such as job creation.
The rise in violence, blamed on clashes between gangs and extending to prisons, has become a major theme of the campaign, particularly after a man died in the days leading up to the first round. assassinated presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.