FILE PHOTO: A poster with the image of Ecuador's President and Presidential candidate for re-election, Daniel Noboa, is seen along the street ahead of the presidential election, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, February 4, 2025. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo
(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.
