Fox News: Ecuador re-elects President Daniel Noboa amid nationwide unease over crime

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Ecuador re-elects President Daniel Noboa amid nationwide unease over crime

Conservative Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, a wealthy anti-crime crusader, was re-elected on Sunday, defeating left-wing lawyer Luisa González.
                       
                       
                           

Daniel Noboa, the tough-on-crime firebrand president You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, was re-elected in Sunday's runoff.

Noboa, running under the right-wing National Democratic Action party label, handily defeated Luisa González of the leftist Citizen Revolution Movement – the party of influential former President Rafael Correa. 

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According to the National Electoral Council, Noboa received about 55.8% of the vote to González's 44%. 

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Over 90% of ballots have been tabulated, according to You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. Over 13 million people were eligible to vote – and in Ecuador, voting is compulsory.

A You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to a large banana trade fortune, the largely politically-inexperienced Noboa emerged as the surprise winner of a 16-month presidency following a 2023 snap election to succeed former President Guillermo Lasso.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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