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 Democratic Action (ADN) movement, was elected president with around 56 per cent of the vote, comfortably beating Luisa González of the left-wing Citizen Revolution (RC) party. Noboa had been elected in October 2023 to complete the interrupted term of former President Guillermo Lasso, so this election will allow him to serve a full term. In a country with high levels of insecurity, the election was peaceful and turnout reached 83 per cent. Noboa’s ability to tackle organised crime will be key to the success of his government.
