However, even the voters who reject Correa’s inheritance could be inclined to vote for Gonzalez by disillusionment with the status quo.
President Noboa has faced criticism for human rights violations and overcoming short -term executives. Some even say that he has flashed an authoritarian sequence, just like Correa.
The vote is compulsory in equator, and the voters demonstrated their dissatisfaction in the ballot box during the first round of this year’s presidential race. Null and virgins votes represented almost 9% of the total voting bulletins – a sign of deep dissatisfaction with voters.
The political consultant Jacobo Garcia thinks that this electorate segment can look towards Gonzalez, not because of her campaign, but because of increasing frustration with Noboa.
“What could tip the balance,” he said, “is not a support for Gonzalez, but the perception that Noboa’s campaign has lost steam and made critical mistakes.”
Some indigenous leaders who have once faced Correa also support Gonzalez for similar reasons.
“The alternative is worse,” said Gomez, Kitu Kara activist. “It is a question of defending our territories and our life of a government which has shown an open contempt for indigenous rights.”
At the end of March, the Confederation of Aboriginal Nationalities in Ecuador (Conaie) – the largest indigenous organization in the country – also concluded an agreement with Gonzalez.
This approved it, provided that it accepted a 25-point platform which included committing it to repeal the decrees of the Hazelnut era which, according to Conaie, were anti-indigenous.
“We do not reach a campaign. We demand measures on indigenous rights, environmental justice and the end of criminalization defenders, “said Gomez.
She pointed out that the decision followed months of internal consultation in Aboriginal communities – a strategic choice rooted in resistance, not on alignment.
“We have chosen who we would prefer to confront. If it wins, requests are clear and the answer will be mobilization. ”
But Avila, professor of the University of Cuenca, said that such alliances will be essential for any government that Gonzalez could train if elected. Currently, the budgetary crisis of the equator and the divided legislature could block its program.
“The campaigns are built on hope, but governance requires coalitions,” said Avila. “The real challenge will start the day after the elections.”
