(Reuters) - Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa is betting that his pledges to push crime-fighting initiatives begun under his truncated first administration and to tackle power cuts will secure him a full term in Sunday's presidential election.
Two recent opinion polls have pointed to a possible first-round win for Noboa, raised in Guayaquil and heir to his father's vast business fortune, which includes holdings in banana plantations, packaging and shipping. Other surveys suggest the vote will go to a run-off in April, where he would likely notch a victory against leftist Luisa Gonzalez.
