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.
President Daniel Noboa and the candidate of Correísmo, Luisa González, have garnered more than 88.62% of the votes, making this election the most polarized first-round in Ecuador since the return to democracy.
In Ecuador, the lack of a consolidated political culture is reflected in low active participation, which reinforces a cycle of distrust and instability.
The administration, labeled as a “government of improvisations,” relies on reactive stopgap actions and improvised solutions rather than comprehensive planning to address the crises.
