CIVICUS discusses Ecuador’s upcoming elections with Jorge Tapia de los Reyes, Coordinator of the Democracy and Politics Department and Funding Observatory of the Citizenship and Development Foundation (CDF). CDF is an Ecuadorian civil society organisation that promotes participation, citizen monitoring and open government.
On 9 February, Ecuador will hold presidential and parliamentary elections in a context of heightened violence and political tension. President Daniel Noboa, elected just 18 months ago to complete his predecessor’s truncated term, is seeking re-election on a platform of taking a strongarm approach to organised crime and heads the polls at 45 per cent. His main rival, Luisa González, seeks to become the first woman president, and is running on a human rights platform with the backing of former left-wing president Rafael Correa. She is polling at 31 per cent.
