President Noboa can continue with his tough fight against drug violence in Ecuador

Ecuador, ranged by drug violence, does not get the first female president in history, but a full term of the center -right -wing President Daniel Noboa. The 37-year-old son of a banana billionaire Stevent Stevent in the second round of the presidential election in the South American country according to the CNE voting council A surprisingly large victory On his left -wing challenger Luisa González with almost 56 percent of the votes against 44 percent.

In the polls both candidates still went on neck and also in the first round in February the difference was still minimal. González did not accept her defeat on Sunday evening.

Noboa, who took office after interim elections a year and a half ago, can continue to grow the Ecuadorian economy with its tough approach to the drug violence and his attempts.

International cooperation

Noboa explicitly seeks international cooperation. And especially with Donald Trump and the United States. For example, he was present at Trump’s inauguration in January and recently made an informal visit to Mar-A-Lago. Unlike many other Latin American countries, Ecuador received no more than the basic rate of ten percent imposed on the announcement of the import duties that Trump did on 2 April.

Noboa wants the US to open the naval base in the port city of Manta in the fight against drug smuggling, which was closed under former President Rafael Correa. That will have a lot of feet in the earth, because he has to change the constitution for that. Noboa has also concluded a cooperation agreement with founder Erik Prince of the controversial American security company Blackwater for assistance in his fight against drug gangs.

With regard to economic policy, he wants to focus primarily on international trade agreements and support small and medium -sized companies.

Demagogy

In terms of content, social inequality and energy crisis, the election campaign of the past weeks revolved after months of power shortages at the end of last year, but eventually characterized itself mainly by hollow demagogy and mud throwing.

Noboa and his supporters sketched the fear of fear that Ecuador will slip under González to the Venezuela of Nicolás Maduro and vice versa, González and her supporters emphasized that Noboa only thinks about securing his family empire and his rich friends.

Both candidates also made all kinds of promises about creating jobs and in the field of education and care without presenting the plans or the required financing.

The shadow of Correa

On the campaign, the shadow of former President Rafael Correa, party member of the left-wing candidate Luisa González and former opponent of the wealthy businessman, former mayor of Milloinenstad Guayaquil and father of the current President álvaro Noboa was again on the campaign. Despite his resignation in 2017, due to his conviction for corruption for corruption to Belgium, the country is still extremely distributed.

For a large part of the left Ecuador, his Correísmo and civilian revolution still form the hope of better times, while many others horrified his authoritarian leadership and accuse him of having given drug gangs ample or to have left the country with deep debts. They absolutely do not want Correa through party colleague Luisa González or otherwise will come back to power. And that will not happen with Sunday’s results, because Noboa will remain president until 2029.

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