Noboa continued to summarize the controversy on the limits of his authority until the end of his last campaign.
The constitution of the equator requires that the civil servants take a leave to present themselves to the re -election.
But Noboa rather signed two executive decrees to avoid transferring power to his vice-president, Veronica Abad, with whom he argued. This week, the Constitutional Court of the Ecuador declared both unconstitutional.
After the decision, the Confederation of Aboriginal Nationalities of the Ecuador (Conaie), a powerful coalition of Aboriginal rights, castigated Noboa for dealing with the presidency as “a private hacienda”.
“No authoritarian maneuver can hide the truth: the government of Noboa is riddled with irregularities, abuse and contempt for democracy,” wrote Conaie in a statement.
“We have never trusted this government,” said the acting president of Conaie, Zenaida Yasacama, in Al Jazeera. “As a woman, her treatment of her vice-president injured me.”
However, Noboa campaigned for a second, in full term on the ground that he will declare war against the “old policy” of the equator.
On the advertisements, Noboa stands in a white t -shirt on a purple background, next to the slogans for “a single round” – a call to voters to make the victory of Sunday so massive, no election of runoff is necessary .
It is an occasional look, designed to please the young generations of the equator. Garcia Nice explained that young voters particularly like Noboa. Some even carry cardboard cuts from the leader.
In a country where the average age is 28 and 16 years old, adolescents are eligible to vote, this demography could provide a significant advantage in the polls.
However, Noboa’s charisma as a young leader will only take him so far, warned Hurtado.
If he succeeds in winning a full four -year term this year, he will no longer take advantage of the benefit of the doubt which has just been a newcomer to politics.
“If he does not solve the major challenges of the country, his popularity will decrease,” said Hurtado.
