With record levels of violence, a weakened government, and an impending electoral scenario, Ecuador is heading toward 2026 amid political tensions, institutional fragility, and unmet social demands.

In the same way that debates on international trade are being reopened today, the fragility of certain consensuses that were taken for granted is becoming evident.

Although this is the first time since 2007 that the Citizen Revolution has reached the second round without starting in first place, it surpassed its voting ceiling, marking a shift in its electoral performance.

There is a multiple crisis that will demand a broad and long-term agreement between politicians, society, and business for the next four years.

Ecuador has 290 registered political groups eligible to nominate candidates for local elections. The number of candidates vastly exceeds the positions available for the various offices.

A month after Daniel Noboa took office, the latest events of insecurity and violence are testing the president's ability to confront this declared war on organized crime.

Daniel Noboa will be the youngest president in Ecuador's history after defeating the candidate of Correísmo.

After the first round of elections, the candidate of Correism, Luisa Gonzalez, was the most voted with 33.1% of the votes.

The Ecuadorian president's decision to dissolve the Assembly took place in a context of a generalized insecurity crisis, a high unemployment rate and an ongoing conflict with members of Congress.

The result is consistent with the phenomenon that Latin America is experiencing: an atomization of political forces.