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Ecuador’s Noboa Vows to Tackle Violence, Boost Economy and Create Jobs in Second Term
- Daniel Noboa was sworn in as Ecuador's 37-year-old president on Saturday after his April 13 runoff re-election in Quito.
- Noboa secured a congressional majority and introduced an urgent crime bill granting emergency powers against violent gangs that overrun Ecuador.
- The bill permits warrantless searches, pretrial detention expansion, and pardons for security forces accused of rights violations, inspired by El Salvador's tactics.
- With over sixfold homicide increase since 2018 and approximately 8,000 violent deaths by 2024, Noboa pledged, “There will be no truce against crime” in his inauguration speech.
- Experts caution Noboa to strengthen social services alongside security reforms, aiming to rebuild Ecuador’s social fabric and sustain economic growth amid high unemployment.
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The Northern Virginia Daily
Ecuador's Noboa vows to tackle violence, boost economy and create jobs in second term
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa has been sworn in after being reelected for another four-year term early this year. Noboa was sworn in on Saturday in the capital, Quito, alongside his Vice President María José Pinto. The young president, who has…
Colorado Springs Gazette
Denver GazetteSalvador-style emergency powers on track for Noboa’s Ecuador
Fresh off his unexpectedly strong election win, Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa, sworn in Saturday, is seeking to cement his authority with a crime bill that would give his government emergency powers of the kind used in El Salvador.
Daniel Noboa Swears for Second Term in Ecuador; War Against Organized Crime Will Continue
Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa sworn this Saturday in office to govern during the period 2025-2029 for which he was re-elected in the last elections and, in his speech, anticipated that he would deepen the lines of his previous short term of year and a half: “war” on organized crime, commercial opening, investments and transformation of the energy sector.In the speech with which he inaugurated his new term, the youngest president of Latin Ame…
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