{"id":4144,"date":"2025-04-12T09:01:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T09:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=4144"},"modified":"2025-04-12T09:01:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T09:01:51","slug":"ecuador-election-noboa-gonzalez-html","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=4144","title":{"rendered":"Ecuadoreans Are Split Between Two Candidates Ahead of Runoff Election on Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The city of Machala is dotted with posters of Ecuador\u2019s two presidential candidates, their smiling faces looking out over shuttered businesses and streets that empty out after 6 p.m. because of rival gangs that torment the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Machala, a port city south of Guayaquil, is a microcosm of the challenges facing the South American country \u2014 including chronic unemployment and a security crisis driven by a surge in drug violence \u2014 that many voters say are their biggest concerns ahead of the runoff election on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The election pits the incumbent, President Daniel Noboa, the heir to a billionaire banana magnate who rose from political obscurity to win a truncated term after the previous president faced impeachment, against Luisa Gonz\u00e1lez, the handpicked successor of a populist titan of Ecuadorean politics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Noboa has positioned himself as the tough-on-crime candidate, and as the politician best prepared to lead Ecuador on the global stage and negotiate with world leaders like President Trump.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ms. Gonz\u00e1lez has been defined by her association with a former Ecuadorean president, Rafael Correa, who remains revered by many in the country eight years after he left office despite scandals and controversy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">His presidency saw a booming economy, low crime rates and investment in health and education. But he was also convicted on corruption charges and accused of having authoritarian tendencies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Noboa narrowly edged out Ms. Gonz\u00e1lez in the first round, in February, but did not surpass 50 percent of the vote to avoid a second round. Polls show Sunday\u2019s election as a dead heat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">And nowhere is that split more evident than in Machala, the capital of El Oro, one of Ecuador\u2019s most dangerous states. The port city of roughly 288,000 is one of the world\u2019s largest shipment points for bananas \u2014 it is sometimes called \u201cthe banana capital of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But what was once also a bustling tourist destination and gastronomic hub has become largely a ghost town.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Two rival gangs, Los Choneros and Los Lobos, are <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/insightcrime.org\/news\/ecuadors-lobos-turn-el-oro-province-into-battleground\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">fighting for control of the local drug trade<\/a>, killing residents in broad daylight, setting off bombs in the streets and extorting shopkeepers and politicians.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Noboa has been criticized for his hard-line stance on the country\u2019s gang violence, which some civil rights groups say is an overreach of presidential authority and an infringement on human rights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But in Machala, both supporters and opponents of the president say they would like to see more action from law enforcement, not less. Across the city, days before an election in a country where a presidential candidate was assassinated two years ago, not a single police officer or soldier was seen patrolling the streets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Erika Gonz\u00e1lez, 36, was standing in her front door when a parade organized by supporters of Luisa Gonz\u00e1lez marched down the street. A volunteer handed her a calendar with the candidate\u2019s face on it. She took it out of politeness, she said, but planned to vote for Mr. Noboa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Her 17-year-old nephew, Carlos Choez, was <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/machalamovil.com\/dos-estudiantes-asesinados-a-tiros-en-machala\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">shot and killed<\/a> last year, she said, as he was leaving school because he had resisted recruitment by a criminal gang.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">She said she believed Mr. Noboa could stem the violence. \u201cI have faith that if we give him the time he needs, he will be able to control that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-6\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">She also thinks Ecuador needs help from the United States to take on drug gangs, something that is more likely to happen under Mr. Noboa, she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">During Mr. Correa\u2019s tenure, Ecuador had an antagonistic relationship with the United States, and experts say his expulsion of American forces from the country hampered Ecuador\u2019s ability to control its borders and eased the way for transnational criminal groups move drugs through and out of the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But Ecuador\u2019s homicide rate actually dropped under his government because of increased policing and a commodities boom that yielded more money for law enforcement. Since Mr. Noboa took office in November 2023, the homicide rate dropped early in his tenure, but then started rising.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">At Ms. Gonz\u00e1lez\u2019s campaign headquarters in Machala, a poster depicts her face next to Mr. Correa\u2019s with the slogan, \u201cThe resurgence of the homeland.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-7\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cCorreismo\u201d runs deep in Machala, and for many, it is deeply personal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Many remember the Correa administration\u2019s investment in health infrastructure, and say the upgrades to one of the city\u2019s main hospitals were life changing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Silvia Endara, 42, said she went to the hospital in 2012 to have a brain cyst that was causing seizures removed, and doctors told her she was five weeks pregnant. Renovations meant the hospital was not yet permitted to perform surgeries, but she said doctors got permission from the Correa government to proceed with the operation anyway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Doctors removed the cyst, but warned that the procedure and its side effects could lead to her baby being born with health problems. But she gave birth to a healthy daughter, Gema, who is now 12.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-8\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI will always give thanks for my life and my daughter\u2019s life to that man, Rafael Correa,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-9\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Even within the banana industry, where the Noboa family made its name, workers are divided over who they support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Trump\u2019s universal 10 percent tariffs for many countries are bound to affect Ecuador, which is one of the top banana exporters <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/oec.world\/en\/profile\/bilateral-product\/bananas\/reporter\/ecu\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">to the United States<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But Noboa supporters point out that Mr. Noboa has a relatively warm relationship with Mr. Trump that could help the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The president was one of the few Latin American leaders invited to Mr. Trump\u2019s inauguration, and the two had a meeting last month at Mar-a-Lago, Mr. Trump\u2019s private club in Palm Beach, Fla.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Noboa\u2019s re-election could lead to \u201ca more friendly position\u201d between the two countries, said Shirley Morocho, 30, who works in quality control for a private company, visiting banana farms across the region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-10\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">While Ms. Gonz\u00e1lez has tried to strike a friendlier tone toward the United States during her campaign, many critics are skeptical.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cLuisa is practically Correa\u2019s shadow,\u201d Ms. Morocho said, \u201cso I don\u2019t think they are going to have a very good relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-11\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Jonathan Chacha, 35, a councilman in the nearby town of El Guabo and a supporter of Ms. Gonz\u00e1lez, said his district, dominated by the banana industry, will be heavily affected by tariffs. Still, he sees Ms. Gonz\u00e1lez as the better choice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Noboa and Mr. Trump\u2019s relationship is mostly for show, he said, and has yet to produce any tangible benefits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-12\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Chacha said Ms. Gonz\u00e1lez was better positioned to build on the good relationship that Mr. Correa had with China, which brought significant projects to the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThey are the biggest exporters of development in the whole world,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Days before the election, Carlos Banch\u00f3n, 56, a boat operator, remained torn. He has been a longtime supporter of Mr. Correa\u2019s party, but was considering switching his allegiance to Mr. Noboa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">He prefers the president\u2019s stance on crime. The violence has scared away visitors to the region, hurting his business ferrying tourists between Puerto Bol\u00edvar, a port community outside Machala, and the beachside retreat of Jambeli. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But he feels a commitment to Mr. Correa\u2019s party because of the renovated hospital, where he said his wife received lifesaving care after she fell and went into early labor. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI can\u2019t choose one or the other,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s very complicated.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The city of Machala is dotted with posters of Ecuador\u2019s two presidential candidates, their smiling faces looking out over shuttered businesses and streets that empty out after 6 p.m. because&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":597,"featured_media":4145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - 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