Ecuador's Noboa faces tough future with the legislature. Can his mom help?


FILE PHOTO: Ecuador's President and candidate for reelection Daniel Noboa hugs his mother Annabella Azin as the electoral council says he has won the presidential election, in Santa Elena, Ecuador April 13, 2025. REUTERS/David Diaz Arcos/File Photo

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa - a millennial business heir who won a new term on Sunday by an unexpectedly wide margin - may struggle to push bills through the country's divided legislature, where his election rival's coalition is close to a majority.

His mother - doctor and lawmaker Annabella Azin - might be a big part of the solution, if he's willing to take on some political risk.

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