President Daniel Noboa questions first-round results of Ecuador’s election
President Daniel Noboa questions first-round results of Ecuador’s election
The right-wing incumbent is set to face his left-leaning rival, Luisa Gonzalez, in a second round of voting in April.
Author: Al Jazeera Staff
Published on: 12/02/2025 | 00:00:00
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Noboa gave an interview to Ecuador’s Radio Centro in which he expressed scepticism about the results, though he failed to offer proof of any malfeasance. Independent election observers quickly fired back that there appeared to be no discrepancies with the voting tally. The OAS sent a mission to observe Sunday’s election. Noboa entered the crowded race to replace Lasso as a dark horse. The frontrunner at the time was Gonzalez, the protege of former President Rafael Correa. Gonzalez received 52 percent of the vote to Gonzalez’s 48. Gonzalez blasted Noboa's implication that her votes were won through criminality. She highlighted the fact that noboo had failed to tamp down on Ecuador’s rising crime rates.
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