A combination picture shows Ecuadorean presidential candidates Luisa Gonzalez and Daniel Noboa attending an event, in Quito, Ecuador October 12, 2023.

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“An attempt was just made in Durán against the caravan in which we were mobilizing, thank God we were unharmed,” Noboa on his Twitter account.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/2023/08/21/ecuador-socialist-leads-race-runoff-presidential-election-marred-assassination-chinese-cyberattacks/

From eight candidates, Gonzalez took the most votes in the first round in August with 34 per cent, followed by Noboa with 23 per cent.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/drug-war-spirals-ecuadorans-elect-new-president-3847021?cid=cna_flip_070214

Gonzalez has promised more social spending if she is elected, especially on education and health care, while Noboa has vowed he will ensure "progress for everyone."

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/drug-war-spirals-ecuadorans-elect-new-president-3847021?cid=cna_flip_070214

He believes that Noboa should avoid engaging with the National Assembly as much as possible, focusing instead on what he can do through executive action.

Source: https://www.newsamericasnow.com/he-is-ecuadors-youngest-president-elect-what-lies-ahead-for-daniel-noboa/

Noboa, the youngest of the candidates at just 35, has focused his campaign on job creation, tax incentives for new businesses and jail sentences for serious tax evaders.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/factbox-ecuadors-gonzalez-and-noboa-go-to-second-round-in-presidential-vote/article_83e2b836-d527-5820-8b3a-6f9c695f07eb.html

Noboa was sworn in to office Thursday after defeating Luisa Gonzalez, a Correa mentee, in a runoff election Oct. 15. His term will run only through May 2025, which is what remained of Lasso's tenure.

Source: https://www.startribune.com/ecuadors-newly-sworn-in-president-repeals-guidelines-allowing-people-to-carry-limited-drug-amounts/600322342/

Noboa, who will presumably take office in December, defines himself as a defender of free enterprise and with a vocation for social service.

Source: https://en.mercopress.com/2023/10/16/ecuador-noboa-wins-runoff-to-complete-lasso-s-term?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss

Noboa will have just 14 months to govern, serving a truncated term from December this year until May 2025.

Source: https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2023/10/15/noboa-wins-ecuador-presidential/

The scion of a powerful local business family, Noboa has crafted his campaign around the idea of attracting foreign investment and creating new work opportunities.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/3/in-final-debate-ecuadors-presidential-candidates-tackle-crime-economy?traffic_source=rss

Though Noboa is not of the same party as Lasso, he is nonetheless part of the same traditional Ecuadorian oligarchy.

Source: https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/08/25/to-win-the-run-off-election-ecuadors-left-must-confront-the-mistakes-of-the-past/

With nearly 80% of the votes counted, electoral officials say she has 33%, while her closest rival Daniel Noboa, a businessman, is on 24%.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-66564320?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA