Daniel Noboa is the son of one of the richest men in Ecuador.
Daniel Noboa, 35, became Ecuador’s youngest-ever elected president after the electoral authority declared him the winner and socialist rival Luisa Gonzalez conceded defeat.
Here are five points about Daniel Noboa:
Mr. Noboa is the son of one of Ecuador’s richest men, who himself has five failed presidential bids to his name. His only political experience is two years as a lawmaker.
He ran on the ticket of the brand new National Democratic Action Alliance. According to the AFP news agency, Noboa calls himself ‘center-left’, but embraces neoliberal economic thinking.
Noboa rose to prominence after appearing at a debate in a bulletproof vest following the assassination of rival Fernando Villavicencio, who was in second place in the polls but was killed just days before the election.
More than 10 million people voted in Ecuador’s presidential elections, and data from the National Electoral Council of Ecuador (CNE) shows that Noboa won 52.3 percent of the vote.
Mr. Noboa was a lawmaker before outgoing President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the legislature and called for early elections.
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