Between 2017 and 2024, the country experienced a deterioration unprecedented in the region, with effects that have been especially harmful to the most vulnerable sectors and the general population.
Decisions made in the coming months will determine whether Ecuador moves towards a more cohesive governance model or continues to be plagued by internal divisions.
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.
