Ecuador will vote this Sunday on the possible return of ‘correism’ in a context marked by violence

Ecuadorians will be called to the polls again this Sunday for the second round of the presidential elections, in which the candidate of the Citizen Revolution Movement, Luisa González, ally of former President Rafael Correa, aims to assert her status as favorite against the businessman Daniel Noboa , who, against all odds, has reached this final round of elections.

In the first round on August 20, González obtained more than 33% of the votes, demonstrating the extent to which ‘Correismo’ remains a popular movement in an Ecuador where Correa himself, who currently lives in Belgium and has several ongoing lawsuits, cases in the South -American country.

‘Correisism’ has emphasized that the jopen trials for corruption against former leaders are part of a political persecution and have emerged as a guarantor of social development. In the last television debate, González stated that he wants to combat insecurity by, among other things, improving job creation.

The increase in violence, attributed to clashes between gangs and also extended to prisons, has become the campaign’s major problem, especially after a man died in the days before the first round. assassinated presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.