ECUADOR
Noboa starts inching towards constitutional reform
Daniel Noboa has a hard line on crime, but without Bukele-style results. Juan Diego Montenegro/Ecuador’s Presidential Office
When Daniel Noboa ran for president in Ecuador in 2023, his messaging was that of a centrist politician: he offered a modern technocratic approach with moderate rhetoric and a willingness to negotiate with opponents, in a country that was struggling with cartel violence and political instability.
After his re-election in 2025, Noboa’s approach is looking much more typical of the populist right, confronting institutions to promote his tough-on-crime security agenda. His latest opponent has been the…
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