Post-election Report: Presidential runoff elections in Ecuador
Political AnalisysOn April 13, President Daniel Noboa Azín was re-elected for the 2025–2029 term after winning the runoff with 55.65% of the vote, defeating correísta candidate Luisa González from the Revolución Ciudadana movement, who obtained 44.35%. Noboa will begin his second term on May 24 with strengthened political capital, though still lacking a legislative majority to set the agenda on his own.
Voter turnout exceeded 83%, signaling an engaged but divided electorate. Daniel Noboa turned the tide after the first round and beat the polls, securing 55.65% of the vote over Luisa González’s 44.35%.
In just two months, Noboa gained nearly a million new votes, flipping the outcome in five key provinces and expanding his territorial reach. One of the most striking gains came in Cotopaxi, where his support jumped by 25%, reinforcing a strategically grounded and geographically broad victory.