People on the streets of Ecuador can rattle off the places they have encountered criminals: On the bus, at the park, on the sidewalk, in a cab, by the mall, next to a restaurant.

Noboa has pledged to avoid a return of rolling blackouts of up to 14 hours per day that affected Ecuador during the latter half of 2024, caused by a regional drought that sapped the country's hydroelectric dams. He pleaded with Colombia's President Gustavo Petro - who he once called a "leftist snob" in an interview - to renew electricity imports.

Ecuadorean leftist Luisa Gonzalez says her plans to spend on social welfare and impose harsher penalties for criminals will work better than what she calls the ad-hoc policies of incumbent President Daniel Noboa,

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has announced the closure of Ecuador's borders starting Saturday for three days, including the first round of the presidential election on Sunday in which he is a candidate.