Frightened by unprecedented violence on the streets and within prisons, Ecuadorians have a universal demand for their next president — safety. A runoff election Sunday pits an heir to a banana empire and an attorney.
Soldiers frisk a man at a security check ahead of Sunday’s runoff presidential election in Duran, Ecuador, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. Soldiers guard electoral ballots in a public school in Duran, Ecuador, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. Presidential elections will be held Oct. 15. A man rides past posters of presidential candidate Daniel Noboa, of the National Democratic Action Alliance political party, hanging in a bridge in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. Presidential elections will be held Oct.
Whoever wins with a simple majority of votes will govern for only 15 months, until May 2025, which is what remains of the presidency of Guillermo Lasso. He cut his term short when he dissolved the country’s National Assembly in May as lawmakers carried out impeachment proceedings against him over alleged improprieties in a contract by a state-owned company.
The spike in violence is tied to cocaine trafficking. Mexican, Colombian and Balkan cartels have set roots in Ecuador and operate with assistance from local criminal gangs.
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