The Ecuadorian President’s opponent competes with his victory in his re -election

The Ecuador President, who was unexpectedly increased in the polls to secure a short period in 2023, announced the victory of the presidential elections with a decisive progress on Sunday in a race that showed the voters’ belief in his promises to address the security crisis with an iron fist.

Daniel Nuboa, 37, defeated Louisa Gonzalez, 47, the caliph chosen by former President Rafael Korea.

Both other candidates were accused of electoral violations throughout the election season, and Ms. Gonzalez said that she will not recognize the election results, in a letter from her party’s headquarters, the citizen’s revolution.

“I want to be very clear and certain: I have always realized the citizen’s revolution in the last elections when the polls, tracking and statistics showed that,” said Ms. Gonzalez. “Today, we do not get to know these results.”

Mr. Nubua celebrated his victory from the coastal town of Olun.

“This was historically,” he said. “There is no doubt about who is the winner.”

On the day before the elections, Mr. Nubua declared a state of emergency in seven states, most of them from Gonzalez strongholds, which raised fears that he was trying to suppress the vote among its supporters. The advertisement restricts social activities and allows the police and the army to enter homes without permission.

The president said the procedure was a response to violence in certain parts of Ecuador. Mrs. Gonzalez described it as an attempt to limit political participation.

“The declaration of the state of emergency in the middle of an electoral process due to the alleged serious internal disorders is doubtful,” said Mauricio Alarin Salvador, Director of International Transparency Separation in Ecuador.

But he said that any allegations of electoral fraud “must be proven,” which he saw is less likely, given the margin of the great victory of Mr. Nuboa. “It cannot and should not be just a confirmation that is thrown into the air.”

Mr. Nubua has placed himself as head of law and order, but he has so far achieved minimal results in addressing the continuous drug and unemployment violence.

In the past five years, Ecuador has witnessed an explosion in violence linked to drug smuggling. A judicial system that suffers from overcrowding in prisons, corruption The lack of financing has become a fertile ground for prison gangs allied Strong international drug gangs.

This transformation, which was mocking 18 million, has turned into an important player in the global drug trade, which disrupts the lives of Ecuadorians and changed the country’s position in a volatile region.

At the same time, only 36 per cent of Ecuadorians It is adequately employed, according to government data, which makes the economy a great concern.

Mr. Nuboa received 56 percent of the vote, compared to Mrs. Gonzalez, 44 percent, with more than 97 percent of the vote prepared on Sunday evening, according to official figures.

In a race he was expected to be tight, Mr. Nubua took over the decisive initiative early at night. By 8 pm, hundreds of his supporters were collected outside the National Electoral Council in Koito, which blows the pods, waving flags and keeping sectors of symbolic cardboard.

At the headquarters of Mrs. Gonzalez’s party, hundreds of supporters were crying out “re -sorting”.

Mr. Nubua presented a picture of himself on social media as a candidate for law and demand, but this position was not actually reflected, according to Carlin Avila, an Ecuadorian political analyst.

“On a daily basis, you will not find people in the streets who are monitoring,” she said. “But you will have a tiktok video that reminds you of the last raid.”

Mr. Nubua also sought to throw himself as the best representative of Ecuador on the world stage, focusing on his ability to build relations with international leaders, including President Trump.

Mr. Nuboa, an educated heir at Harvard University of the Banana Empire with millions of dollars, He took office in 2023 After he called his predecessor to the early elections amid the dismissal procedures.

He entered politics for the first time only four years ago, when he nominated for a seat in the National Legislative Authority. In the 2023 presidential competition, he managed to rise from the bottom of the polls to the second place in the first round of voting after performing a strong discussion. Then, Mrs. Gonzalez was defeated in the surface flow.

Mrs. Gonzalez, who served in various positions in the left -wing government of Korea, is considered to be the representative of the former president, a divisive figure in Ecuador who led from 2007 to 2017. Many Korea repeated the prosperity economy, low crime rates, health and education that Ecuador witnessed under his government. But others owe him for him Corruption condemnation in 2020 And his authoritarian trends.

Junior Yazbek, 39, who is the owner of the sale of cars, said he voted for Mr. Nuboa because he believes that foreign investment and trade will be higher under his leadership, which he believed was a key to promoting Ecuador’s economy.

“We really need good allies, and senior people like the United States,” he said.

Luis Kando and his wife, Monica Sanchez, both 39, said they are planning to vote in favor of Mr. Nuboa in part because of the economy, which is getting worse due to the high levels of crime.

“In order for you to have a small company, you cannot open it too late or too early, because the thieves are looking for observation,” said Ms. Sanchez, carrying her infant on her chest.

I was attracted to the promises of Mr. Nubua to combat crime and create job opportunities.

She said, “I hope that he will also surrender.” “This is not just a suggestion.”

Jose Maria Leon Kapreira She contributed to the reports of Kito.