Ecuador: President Daniel Noboa again running for the February presidential election

President Daniel Noboa, the youngest head of state in Ecuador’s history, confirmed yesterday Friday that he will run in the February 9 presidential election, according to his party, National Democratic Action (ADN). The leadership of the newly established faction unanimously decided, in the presence of Mr. Noboa, to name him as a candidate ahead of the elections early next year. The current head of the “Growing Up Without Child Malnutrition” program, Maria Jose Pinto, was named as the vice-presidential candidate. At the end of July, while no candidacy had yet been announced, a poll conducted by the Comunicaliza institute put Mr Noboa, 36, ahead with 32% of voting intentions, followed by former minister Gustavo Halch (15%) and the indigenous leader Leonidas Isa (4%). The ADN party, founded ahead of the February election by Mr Noboa — the son of banana tycoon Alvaro Noboa, who has never been elected president of the country despite running repeatedly — also presented its candidates for […]
Source: News Beast

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