Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa decreed a significant restructuring of his government, reducing the number of ministries from 20 to 14 and secretariats from 9 to 3. This move also includes the dismissal of 5,000 civil servants to boost efficiency through deficit reduction, to meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) targets.
Add your comment!Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed his Ecuadorean colleague Daniel Noboa in Beijing Friday to strengthen bilateral ties, marking the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations. The leaders signed a cooperation plan to advance the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which the South American country joined in 2018, to boost infrastructure, trade, and investment.
Ecuadorean authorities asked the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef) for assistance to tackle organized crime gangs recruiting minors amid a national insecurity crisis, it was reported Friday in Quito.
Ecuador's re-elected President Daniel Noboa was sworn in for a new four-year term in Quito, alongside Vice President Maria Jose Pinto. In his inaugural speech, Noboa pledged to advance steadily, “implementing each and every one of the necessary reforms to build a State that is not a burden to society”, in addition to putting “a solid foundation for the growth of employment, investment.”
Ecuadorean Ministers John Reimberg (Interior) and Gian Carlo Loffredo (Defense ) toured El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot) to pick up some ideas with which to build similar facilities in their country, known for its prison violence problems.
Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro, who remained in power following controversial elections that the opposition claims to have won, said Sunday's polls in Ecuador, where Daniel Noboa was reelected with 55.64% of the vote, were a “horrendous fraud.” The Chavista leader urged Ecuadorians to resist and defend their sovereignty.
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi congratulated Daniel Noboa on his reelection in Ecuador after discussing the fraud allegations with Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin, it was reported in Montevideo. The Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA) leader also mourned the passing of Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa and reviewed the Arazatí Water Project as well as the country's situation regarding soup kitchens and homelessness.
Daniel Noboa was reelected president of Ecuador with nearly 56% of the vote against Luisa González's almost 44.2% in Sunday's runoff, the National Electoral Council (CNE) confirmed. It was a rematch of the 2023 runoff in which Noboa prevailed as well.
Ecuador's presidential contenders, the incumbent Daniel Noboa and challenger Luisa González, are rounding up their campaigns ahead of Sunday's runoff, which will be a rematch of the Oct. 15, 2023, elections, where the banana businessman was elected to fulfill the departing Guillermo Lasso's term.
Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa appointed Cynthia Gellibert as Vice President on Saturday, replacing Veronica Abad, who was disenfranchised for two years by the Electoral Contentious Tribunal (TCE) in a 3-2 decision issued in a gender-based political violence counterclaim filed by Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld following Abad’s initial lawsuit against Noboa and others for alleged harassment.