Noboa says his deployment of the military on the streets and within prisons has reduced violent deaths by 15%, led to a drastic fall in prison violence, and helped in the capture of major gang leaders.

Ecuadorian voters are preparing to cast their ballots for a new president for the second time in 18 months amid an unprecedented security crisis in the country.

A lawyer with limited political experience, Luisa González is vying for Ecuador’s presidency for a second time

Polls have opened in a presidential election in Ecuador that has shaped up to be a repeat of the 2023 race, when voters chose a young, conservative millionaire over the leftist protégée of the country’s most influential president this century.

Ecuador's leftist presidential candidate Luisa Gonzalez claimed Sunday's election was a "statistical tie," as the vote appeared set to go to a

Daniel Noboa and his main challenger Luisa Gonzalez received near identical percentages of the vote.

Daniel Noboa stunned voters when, with only a brief stint as a lawmaker and no established political machinery, he outperformed several presidential candidates in a snap election and advanced to a runoff against the protegee of Ecuador’s most influential president this century.

Incumbent President Daniel Noboa clutched onto a razor-thin lead in violence-hit Ecuador's election Sunday, after a stronger-than-expected challenge from a leftist rival who looked set to force a second-round run-off.

President Daniel Noboa and his opponent Luisa González are the clear front-runners in Sunday's election in Ecuador. The race has shaped up to be a repeat of the 2023 election, when voters chose young,

Incumbent president Daniel Noboa, one of the youngest leaders in the world, has promised to continue to crack down on drug trade crime. He is considered the favorite in Sunday's vote.