Ecuador’s youngest-ever president vows to ‘restore peace’AFP, QUITOCar horns in Quito blared in celebration on Sunday as banana empire heir Daniel Noboa, 35, became Ecuador’s youngest-ever president-elect, vowing to “restore peace” to a country ravaged by a bloody drug gang war. Supporters of Ecuadoran presidential candidate Daniel Noboa celebrate the results of the presidential runoff in Quito on Sunday. On Sunday, Noboa told supporters in his home town of Olon in the southwest his goal was “to restore peace ... to bring back education to the youth” and create jobs. Noboa is the son of one of Ecuador’s richest men, who himself has five failed presidential bids to his name. The president-elect, whose only political experience is two years as a lawmaker, calls himself “center-left,” but embraces neoliberal economic thinking.

Source: Taipei Times October 17, 2023 07:37 UTC