Ecuador's current president Daniel Noboa is running against Luisa Gonzalez of Revolucion Ciudadana in the run-off election. teleSUR
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00:00In this context, let's recall the trajectory of the two presidential candidates running in the second round of Ecuadorian elections,
00:07among them current president Daniel Novoa, who is opting to be re-elected.
00:11Precisely, Novoa, the son of billionaire Álvaro Novoa Pontón and candidate for the National Democratic Action Party,
00:19obtained 44.17% of the votes in this first round of elections.
00:25During his term in office, he has used presidential decrees to militarize the streets and facilitate the security of businessmen in the ports.
00:34His administration has been marked by a multidimensional crisis in the political sphere,
00:40but also bringing about economic recession, high levels of insecurity and energy deficit.
00:46His previous electoral campaign was characterized by the violation of constitutional status and the lack of compliance with electoral regulations.
00:55Furthermore, in a desperate measure, Novoa militarized the northern and southern borders in the middle of his past electoral run under the pretext of fighting armed groups.