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Ecuador's next president faces rampant drug violence and few resources to combat it
2025-05-01 13:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
Ecuador's leftist presidential candidate Luisa Gonzalez on the left and Ecuador's president and presidential candidate Daniel Noboa on the right. ARMANDO PRADOMARCOS PIN/AFP hide caption toggle caption ARMANDO PRADOMARCOS PIN/AFP GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador Sunday's presidential election in Ecuador is one of the closest and most decisive in recent years. It comes as drug gang violence hits record levels, with Ecuador now experiencing one of the highest homicide rates in Latin America. At the same time the economy has stalled leaving few resources to combat the rising crime. Once one of the most peaceful countries in the region, Ecuador has become a major transportation hub for cocaine trafficking to the U.S. and Europe. Sunday's vote is a repeat of the 2023 race between Daniel Noboa, now the president, and former lawmaker and lawyer Luisa González. Two years later, this contest has become much tighter. During the first round last February, both candidates won about 44 percent of the vote. Whi...
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