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Ecuador’s Noboa vows to tackle violence, boost economy and create jobs in second term
- On Saturday in Quito, Daniel Noboa began his new four-year term as Ecuador's president alongside Vice President Maria Jose Pinto.
- Noboa secured an unexpectedly strong election win in April 2025 amid rising violence, weak economic growth, and a fragmented political landscape requiring coalition-building.
- He quickly introduced a crime bill granting emergency powers similar to those employed in El Salvador, designed to combat the criminal organizations involved in drug trafficking and extortion that have overwhelmed Ecuador's security situation.
- The legislation would allow searches without warrants, expand pretrial detention, and enable asset seizures, while Noboa declared: "There will be no truce against crime" in his inauguration speech.
- Noboa's agenda signals a firm anti-crime stance and economic reform focus, but critics warn the bill risks excessive executive power amid challenges like high unemployment and escalating homicide rates.
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Daniel Noboa, 38, opens a four-year-old government chapter with an advantage of having an “absolute majority” in the National Assembly, but that could be “sticked”—according to his political opponents—“with drools.” That is to say, very fragile.
Noboa sworn in for second term as President of Ecuador
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.”
Ecuador’s President Starts New Term Over Turbulent Nation - Worthy Christian News
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News QUITO (Worthy News) – Ecuador’s reelected President, Daniel Noboa, started his first full day of another term Sunday after pledging to combat rampant corruption and drug trafficking in the South American nation. Noboa was sworn in Saturday for a four-year second term at a ceremony in Quito, the capital. President of the National Assembly Niels Olsen took Noboa’s oath of office and p…
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