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October 16, 2023

35-Year-Old Banana Baron Daniel Noboa Elected New President of Ecuador
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In Ecuador, wealthy businessman Daniel Noboa has been declared the
winner of Sunday's snap presidential election. The 35-year-old heir to a
banana industry fortune is the youngest person ever elected president of
Ecuador. Noboa received about 52% of the vote against 47% for leftist
Luisa González, a member of former President Rafael Correa's Citizen
Revolution Movement party.

Noboa's win comes as Ecuador faces worsening violence and an economic
crisis that's forced thousands of Ecuadorians to flee to the U.S.-Mexico
border. The presidential campaign was marred by unprecedented violence,
including the assassination of anti-corruption candidate Fernando
Villavicencio in August.


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