Daniel Noboa

Daniel Roy Gilchrist Noboa Azín was born in Miami, Florida, United States on 30 November 1987,{{cite news |date=16 October 2023 |title=Who is Daniel Noboa, Ecuador's youngest president-elect? |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/who-is-daniel-noboa-ecuadors-youngest-president-elect/articleshow/104460292.cms |access-date=1 November 2023 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=3 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103154214/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/who-is-daniel-noboa-ecuadors-youngest-president-elect/articleshow/104460292.cms |url-status=live}}{{cite web |date=16 October 2023 |title=El empresario bananero Daniel Noboa gana las elecciones de Ecuador |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/internacional/20231016/9302666/ecuador-daniel-noboa-alvaro-correa-luisa-gonzalez-elecciones-resultados-narcotrafico-violencia.html |access-date=1 November 2023 |work=La Vanguardia |language=es |archive-date=1 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101204911/https://www.lavanguardia.com/internacional/20231016/9302666/ecuador-daniel-noboa-alvaro-correa-luisa-gonzalez-elecciones-resultados-narcotrafico-violencia.html |url-status=live}} and was raised in Guayaquil.{{cite web |date=11 September 2023 |title=Daniel Noboa sí puede ser candidato presidencial pese a haber nacido en el exterior: estos son los requisitos que están en la Constitución |url=https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/politica/daniel-noboa-nacio-miami-estados-unidos-requisitos-presidente-ecuador-nota/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914034941/https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/politica/daniel-noboa-nacio-miami-estados-unidos-requisitos-presidente-ecuador-nota/ |archive-date=14 September 2023 |access-date=3 November 2023 |work=El Universo}}{{cite web |title=Controversy: Did Daniel Noboa Really Born in Ecuador? {{!}} Clash among the "Good People" at CNE {{!}} Buenas Buenas |url=https://eightify.app/summary/politics-and-current-events/controversy-did-daniel-noboa-really-born-in-ecuador-clash-among-the-good-people-at-cne-buenas-buenas |access-date=3 November 2023 |work=Eightify|archive-date=3 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103145736/https://eightify.app/summary/politics-and-current-events/controversy-did-daniel-noboa-really-born-in-ecuador-clash-among-the-good-people-at-cne-buenas-buenas |url-status=live}}{{cite web |date=16 October 2023 |title=Noboa elected president of Ecuador, Correa's heir defeated for the second time |url=https://www.agenzianova.com/en/news/Noboa-elected-president-of-Ecuador-defeated-Correa%27s-heir-for-the-second-time/ |access-date=3 November 2023 |work=Agenzia Nova |archive-date=3 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103145736/https://www.agenzianova.com/en/news/Noboa-elected-president-of-Ecuador-defeated-Correa%27s-heir-for-the-second-time/ |url-status=live}} He is the son of Ecuadorian businessman Álvaro Noboa and Ecuadorian physician Annabella Azín.{{cite web |title=Daniel Noboa anuncia su candidatura a la presidencia: "Soy un hombre de proyectos que no se rinde" |url=https://www.vistazo.com/politica/nacional/daniel-noboa-anuncia-su-candidatura-a-la-presidencia-soy-un-hombre-de-proyectos-que-no-se-rinde-EF5236251 |access-date=31 May 2023 |work=Vistazo|language=es-EC |archive-date=27 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527174648/https://www.vistazo.com/politica/nacional/daniel-noboa-anuncia-su-candidatura-a-la-presidencia-soy-un-hombre-de-proyectos-que-no-se-rinde-EF5236251 |url-status=live}} Noboa graduated from the New York University Stern School of Business in 2010,{{cite web |date=24 May 2023 |title=Elecciones Ecuador 2023: Daniel Noboa Azín buscará por primera vez la Presidencia de Ecuador, que su padre Álvaro Noboa no logró en cinco intentos |url=https://www.ecuavisa.com/noticias/politica/elecciones-ecuador-2023-daniel-noboa-azin-hijo-alvaro-noboa-candidato-presidencia-FF5236205 |access-date=31 May 2023 |work=Ecuavisa |language=es-EC |archive-date=6 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606004914/https://www.ecuavisa.com/noticias/politica/elecciones-ecuador-2023-daniel-noboa-azin-hijo-alvaro-noboa-candidato-presidencia-FF5236205 |url-status=live}} and later earned a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He studied at Harvard University in 2020.{{cite web |date=15 June 2023 |title=¿Quién es Daniel Noboa, presidente electo de Ecuador? |url=https://gk.city/2023/06/15/quien-es-daniel-noboa/ |access-date=3 November 2023 |work=GK |language=es |archive-date=19 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019144102/https://gk.city/2023/06/15/quien-es-daniel-noboa/ |url-status=live}} In 2022, he obtained a master's degree in political communication and strategic governance from George Washington University under the supervision of professor Roberto Izurieta, Noboa's current press secretary.{{cite web |date=25 May 2023 |title=¿Quién es Daniel Noboa? |url=https://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/politica/quien-daniel-noboa.html |access-date=31 May 2023 |work=El Comercio |archive-date=29 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629174504/https://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/politica/quien-daniel-noboa.html |url-status=live}}

At the age of 18, Noboa founded his own company, DNA Entertainment Group, with the purpose of organizing events.

His father, Álvaro Noboa, owns Noboa Corporation, a banana exporter. Daniel Noboa is seen as an heir to the company.{{cite web|url=https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/aug/21/banana-tycoons-son-pulls-off-upset-in-ecuador-president-race/|title=Banana tycoon's son pulls off upset in Ecuador president race|publisher=Columbian|access-date=22 August 2023|archive-date=25 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925191356/https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/aug/21/banana-tycoons-son-pulls-off-upset-in-ecuador-president-race/|url-status=live}} He has served as shipping director of Noboa Corporation. He was also commercial and logistics director between 2010{{cite web |title=Daniel Roy Noboa Azin |url=https://www.radiografiapolitica.org/perfil/931 |access-date=31 May 2023 |work=Radiografia Politica|archive-date=7 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007223711/https://www.radiografiapolitica.org/perfil/931 |url-status=live}} and June 2018.

The Brazilian daily Folha de S.Paulo revealed in October 2023 that Noboa is the owner of two offshore companies located in Panama, according to the Panama Papers.{{cite web |date=13 October 2023 |title=Pandora papers: Daniel Noboa posee empresas en paraísos fiscales |url=https://radiolacalle.com/pandora-papers-daniel-noboa-posee-empresas-en-paraisos-fiscales/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015005012/https://radiolacalle.com/pandora-papers-daniel-noboa-posee-empresas-en-paraisos-fiscales/ |archive-date=15 October 2023 |accessdate=16 October 2023 |publisher=Radio Calle |language=es}} He is also linked to several other companies owned by his father in tax havens.

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Noboa was elected to the National Assembly in the 2021 legislative elections, representing Santa Elena, for the United Ecuadorian political movement.{{cite web |title=La renovación política de los Noboa Azín comienza en Santa Elena |url=https://www.primicias.ec/noticias/politica/noboa-azin-cacicazgos-politicos-santa-elena/ |access-date=31 May 2023 |work=Primicias |date=21 June 2021 |language=es-MX |archive-date=29 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529204543/https://www.primicias.ec/noticias/politica/noboa-azin-cacicazgos-politicos-santa-elena/ |url-status=live}} He was inaugurated on 14 May in the same year. In that same May, he was appointed chair of the Economic Development Commission.{{cite web |date=16 October 2023 |title=Ecuador's youngest elected president faces a practically impossible task |url=https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-presidential-election-cartels-noboa-luisa-bananas-549b7ca192e4e995cdfab96a39939381 |access-date=17 October 2023 |publisher=Associated Press |archive-date=18 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018015920/https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-presidential-election-cartels-noboa-luisa-bananas-549b7ca192e4e995cdfab96a39939381 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |date=21 May 2021 |title=Legisladores manabitas en comisiones permanentes de Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador |url=https://revistademanabi.com/2021/05/21/legisladores-manabitas-en-comisiones-permanentes-de-asamblea-nacional-del-ecuador/ |access-date=31 May 2023 |work=Revista de Manabí |language=es |archive-date=7 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607000423/https://revistademanabi.com/2021/05/21/legisladores-manabitas-en-comisiones-permanentes-de-asamblea-nacional-del-ecuador/ |url-status=live}} His political ideology in the National Assembly been described as both centrist and centre-right.{{cite web|url=https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/politica/daniel-noboa-candidato-presidencial-se-pueden-hacer-las-reformas-base-el-primer-ano-y-luego-la-persona-que-este-sentada-ahi-que-seguro-sere-yo-puede-buscar-la-reeleccion-nota/|title=Daniel Noboa, candidato presidencial: Se pueden hacer las reformas base el primer año, y luego la persona que esté sentada ahí, que seguro seré yo, puede buscar la reelección|access-date=21 August 2023|date=8 June 2023|publisher=El Universo|language=es|archive-date=16 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016013550/https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/politica/daniel-noboa-candidato-presidencial-se-pueden-hacer-las-reformas-base-el-primer-ano-y-luego-la-persona-que-este-sentada-ahi-que-seguro-sere-yo-puede-buscar-la-reeleccion-nota/|url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://www.ft.com/content/f4c3f997-2c4c-44f3-b656-57af3a5ac308 |title=Ecuador elects centre-right business heir Daniel Noboa as president |newspaper=Financial Times |date=16 October 2023 |access-date=16 October 2023 |last1=Daniels |first1=Joe |archive-date=16 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016233814/https://www.ft.com/content/f4c3f997-2c4c-44f3-b656-57af3a5ac308 |url-status=live}}

Noboa was absent during President Lasso's impeachment trial, however a proxy voted in the affirmative.{{cite web |title=Crisis in Quito: President Guillermo Lasso Heads to Impeachment Vote |url=https://www.cfr.org/blog/crisis-quito-president-guillermo-lasso-heads-impeachment-vote-0 |access-date=17 December 2023 |work=Council on Foreign Relations |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217055118/https://www.cfr.org/blog/crisis-quito-president-guillermo-lasso-heads-impeachment-vote-0 |url-status=live}} In March 2023, he was in favor of the muerte cruzada, in the face of the rejection and filing of the Investment Law, presented by the government of Guillermo Lasso.{{Cite web |title=Asambleísta Daniel Noboa dice que se debe llamar a muerte cruzada |url=https://www.vistazo.com/politica/nacional/asambleista-daniel-noboa-dice-que-se-debe-llamar-a-muerte-cruzada-FM1493227 |access-date=31 May 2023 |work=Vistazo |language=es-EC |archive-date=31 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531073400/https://www.vistazo.com/politica/nacional/asambleista-daniel-noboa-dice-que-se-debe-llamar-a-muerte-cruzada-FM1493227 |url-status=live }} On 17 May 2023, Lasso invoked muerte cruzada, dissolving the National Assembly and ending Noboa's tenure as an assemblyman.{{cite news |title=Ecuador's president dissolves National Assembly |url=https://www.dw.com/en/ecuadors-president-dissolves-national-assembly/a-65662321 |access-date=18 May 2023 |publisher=Deutsche Welle |date=17 May 2023 |archive-date=19 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519173226/https://www.dw.com/en/ecuadors-president-dissolves-national-assembly/a-65662321 |url-status=live}}

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In May 2023, and with the dissolution of parliament amid the political crisis, he presented himself as a pre-candidate for the presidential elections of the same year, by the political movement National Democratic Action (ADN), and also supported by the movements People, Equality and Democracy (PID) and MOVER.{{cite web |date=29 May 2023 |title=Movimiento Mover respaldará la candidatura de Daniel Noboa a la Presidencia de la República |url=https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/politica/movimiento-mover-respaldara-la-candidatura-de-daniel-noboa-a-la-presidencia-de-la-republica-nota/ |access-date=31 May 2023 |work=El Universo |language=es |archive-date=29 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529174525/https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/politica/movimiento-mover-respaldara-la-candidatura-de-daniel-noboa-a-la-presidencia-de-la-republica-nota/ |url-status=live}} His running mate was businesswoman Verónica Abad Rojas.{{cite web|url=https://www.ecuavisa.com/noticias/politica/veronica-abad-binomio-daniel-noboa-YK5804980|title=Segunda vuelta Ecuador 2023: ¿Quién es Verónica Abad, la compañera de fórmula de Daniel Noboa?|date=22 August 2023|publisher=Ecuavisa|access-date=22 August 2023|language=es|archive-date=16 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016063411/https://www.ecuavisa.com/noticias/politica/veronica-abad-binomio-daniel-noboa-YK5804980|url-status=live}} His campaign has focused on job creation, tax incentives for newly established businesses and increased criminal sentences for tax evaders. He has also pledged to improve the justice system in the country amid growing violence.

His campaign is seen as traditional, drawing on the Grupo Noboa social welfare foundation founded by his parents, as well as his ties as chairman of the Commission on Economic Development.{{cite web | url=https://alternativepressagency.com/2023/07/17/elecciones-presidenciales-muy-disputadas-en-ecuador/ | title=Elecciones Presidenciales Muy Disputadas en Ecuador | date=17 July 2023 | access-date=14 February 2024 | archive-date=24 February 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224153542/https://alternativepressagency.com/2023/07/17/elecciones-presidenciales-muy-disputadas-en-ecuador/ | url-status=live }}

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In two July polls, he was polling at 6.4% and at 3.1%.{{cite web|url=https://www.radiopichincha.com/candidata-luisa-gonzalez-lidera-intencion-de-voto-segun-encuesta-numma/|title=Candidata Luisa González lidera intención de voto, según encuesta Numma|date=21 July 2023 |publisher=Radio Pichincha|accessdate=24 July 2023|language=es|archive-date=23 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723021702/https://www.radiopichincha.com/candidata-luisa-gonzalez-lidera-intencion-de-voto-segun-encuesta-numma/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.radiopichincha.com/nueva-encuesta-ubica-a-luisa-gonzalez-como-favorita-para-ganar-las-elecciones/|title=Nueva encuesta ubica a Luisa González como favorita para ganar las elecciones|date=27 July 2023 |publisher=Radio Pichincha|access-date=28 July 2023|archive-date=28 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728032528/https://www.radiopichincha.com/nueva-encuesta-ubica-a-luisa-gonzalez-como-favorita-para-ganar-las-elecciones/|url-status=live}} In early August, Noboa was polling at 2.5% and 3.7%.{{cite web|url=https://cedatos.com/2023/08/10/estudio-opinion-elecciones-presidenciales-cerrado-a-agosto-9-2023/|title=Estudio Opinión – Elecciones Presidenciales – cerrado a Agosto 9, 2023|date=11 August 2023 |publisher=Cedatos|access-date=14 August 2023|language=es|archive-date=13 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813205740/https://cedatos.com/2023/08/10/estudio-opinion-elecciones-presidenciales-cerrado-a-agosto-9-2023/|url-status=live}} In a poll conducted a week before the election, he was polling at 3.3%.{{cite web|url=https://www.as-coa.org/sites/default/files/imce_files/Encuesta%20Nacional%20-%2012.08.2023%20vy.pdf|title=Encuestas|publisher=Ascoa|accessdate=16 August 2023|language=es|archive-date=16 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816101138/https://www.as-coa.org/sites/default/files/imce_files/Encuesta%20Nacional%20-%2012.08.2023%20vy.pdf|url-status=live}}

On 20 August, Noboa gathered 23.47% of the actual votes and advanced to the run-off election set for 15 October, facing Luisa González.{{cite web|url=https://www.aol.com/news/factbox-ecuadors-gonzalez-noboa-second-035037573.html|title=Factbox-Ecuador's Gonzalez and Noboa go to second round in presidential vote|date=21 August 2023|publisher=AOL|accessdate=21 August 2023|archive-date=21 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821145808/https://www.aol.com/news/factbox-ecuadors-gonzalez-noboa-second-035037573.html|url-status=live}} His second-place finish was seen as surprising, with some attributing his rise in popularity to his debate performance.{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/08/21/exp-ecuador-election-luisa-gonzalez-daniel-noboa-runoff-rafael-romo-lklv-082101aseg1-cnni-world.cnn|title=Luisa Gonzalez will face Daniel Noboa in Ecuador's presidential runoff election|date=21 August 2023|publisher=CNN|accessdate=21 August 2023|archive-date=21 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821145247/https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/08/21/exp-ecuador-election-luisa-gonzalez-daniel-noboa-runoff-rafael-romo-lklv-082101aseg1-cnni-world.cnn|url-status=live}} Noboa credited the young voter base for his victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/21/ecuador-elections-headed-for-run-off-with-leftist-gonzalez-in-lead|title=Ecuador election headed for run-off with left-wing Gonzalez in lead|publisher=Al Jazeera|accessdate=21 August 2023|archive-date=16 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016192633/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/21/ecuador-elections-headed-for-run-off-with-leftist-gonzalez-in-lead|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/21/08/2023/socialist-surprise-right-wing-candidate-head-to-ecuador-runoff|title=Socialist, surprise right-wing candidate head to Ecuador runoff|date=21 August 2023|work=The Peninsula|accessdate=21 August 2023|archive-date=21 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821192606/https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/21/08/2023/socialist-surprise-right-wing-candidate-head-to-ecuador-runoff|url-status=live}}

In the second round, Noboa was elected, winning 55% of the vote. Elected at age 35, he is the youngest president in Ecuadorian history, beating the record of Jaime Roldós Aguilera who was inaugurated at 38 years old in 1979.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/politica/segunda-vuelta-2023-ecuador-tendra-a-la-primera-mujer-presidenta-electa-en-las-urnas-o-al-presidente-mas-joven-de-la-historia-nota/|title=Segunda vuelta 2023: Ecuador tendrá a la primera mujer presidenta electa en las urnas o al presidente más joven de la historia|accessdate=9 October 2023|date=20 August 2023|publisher=El Universo|language=es|archive-date=11 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011220214/https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/politica/segunda-vuelta-2023-ecuador-tendra-a-la-primera-mujer-presidenta-electa-en-las-urnas-o-al-presidente-mas-joven-de-la-historia-nota/|url-status=live}} Following his victory, Noboa thanked voters for believing in "a new political project, a young political project, an improbable political project".{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/daniel-noboa-political-neophyte-and-heir-to-banana-empire-elected-president-in-ecuador/ar-AA1ihIOr|title=Daniel Noboa, political neophyte and heir to banana empire, elected president in Ecuador|publisher=MSN|access-date=16 October 2023|archive-date=17 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017102232/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/daniel-noboa-political-neophyte-and-heir-to-banana-empire-elected-president-in-ecuador/ar-AA1ihIOr|url-status=live}} He vowed "to return peace to the country, to give education to the youth again, to be able to provide employment to the many people who are looking for it". Prior to taking office, Noboa travelled to the United States and Europe to search for investors and business lenders to assist the country's debt crisis.{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/new-ecuador-president-noboa-pledges-reforms-to-reduce-violence-create-jobs/ar-AA1kraEe|title=New Ecuador president Noboa pledges reforms to reduce violence, create jobs|publisher=MSN|accessdate=25 November 2023|archive-date=21 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221192606/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/new-ecuador-president-noboa-pledges-reforms-to-reduce-violence-create-jobs/ar-AA1kraEe|url-status=live}} During his visit to Washington, D.C. he met with officials from the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the Organization of American States.{{cite web |last=Chiriboga |first=Isabel |date=18 December 2023 |title=What Ecuador's New President Needs from Washington—And Fast |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/11/07/ecuador-noboa-united-states-violence-insecurity-funding-cooperation/ |access-date=17 December 2023 |work=Foreign Policy |language=en-US |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217055119/https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/11/07/ecuador-noboa-united-states-violence-insecurity-funding-cooperation/ |url-status=live}} On 17 October, Noboa visited the Presidential Palace to meet with outgoing President Guillermo Lasso.{{cite web |last=Bertelli |first=Michele |date=21 October 2023 |title=He is Ecuador's youngest president-elect. What lies ahead for Daniel Noboa? |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/21/he-is-ecuadors-youngest-president-elect-what-lies-ahead-for-daniel-noboa |access-date=17 December 2023 |work=Al Jazeera |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217055118/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/21/he-is-ecuadors-youngest-president-elect-what-lies-ahead-for-daniel-noboa |url-status=live}}

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|image = Daniel Noboa en 24 de mayo de 2025.jpg

|term_start = 23 November 2023

|term_end =

|vicepresident = Verónica Abad Rojas (2023–2025)
María José Pinto (2025–present)

|seat = Carondelet Palace

|election = 2023
2025

|predecessor = Guillermo Lasso

|successor =

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Noboa was inaugurated as president on 23 November 2023, becoming the country's youngest person to assume the office after winning a popular election.{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/ecuadors-youngest-ever-president-daniel-184609396.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACrFhhP_O9fqgLirgQpGYv4HMHbRqkoxOT7b-Gnll4x_RvOJ8BsbaKWtqiMTgwMYw3MTCLSkFvfsitbXo6Pzs9Vv2h8vfuY4BrvAHs55t7HzIGZoUFM0umA_uKu-fP6nOREVb08H_OlYhLtR8CXGzGzLkH2qgG4zBk8dKSIabMAB|title=Ecuador's youngest-ever president Daniel Noboa takes office|work=Yahoo News |publisher=Yahoo|accessdate=25 November 2023|archive-date=25 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125213412/https://news.yahoo.com/ecuadors-youngest-ever-president-daniel-184609396.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACrFhhP_O9fqgLirgQpGYv4HMHbRqkoxOT7b-Gnll4x_RvOJ8BsbaKWtqiMTgwMYw3MTCLSkFvfsitbXo6Pzs9Vv2h8vfuY4BrvAHs55t7HzIGZoUFM0umA_uKu-fP6nOREVb08H_OlYhLtR8CXGzGzLkH2qgG4zBk8dKSIabMAB|url-status=live}} Colombia's president, Gustavo Petro, was the only foreign head of state to attend his inauguration. His inaugural address lasted seven minutes, featuring his criticism of the "old paradigms" in the National Assembly.{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/daniel-noboa-assumes-power-in-quito-i-am-not-an-anti-anything-i-am-pro-ecuador/ar-AA1ksMcN|title=Daniel Noboa assumes power in Quito: 'I am not an anti-anything; I am pro Ecuador'|publisher=MSN|accessdate=25 November 2023|archive-date=21 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221200707/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/daniel-noboa-assumes-power-in-quito-i-am-not-an-anti-anything-i-am-pro-ecuador/ar-AA1ksMcN|url-status=live}} Because Noboa was elected in a snap election, upon his inauguration he only had 18 months to govern and complete the rest of Lasso's term before the next scheduled elections in 2025.

Hours after taking office, Noboa pledged reforms to reduce violence and create employment opportunities in the country, even though he had not appointed a finance minister. He initially announced he would appoint economist Sariha Moya to the position, but ultimately had her lead the nation's planning secretariat instead.{{Cite news |date=6 November 2023 |title=Ecuador President-Elect Noboa to Name Economist Sariha Moya as Finance Chief |work=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-06/ecuador-s-noboa-to-name-economist-sariha-moya-as-finance-chief |access-date=17 December 2023}} Many of his cabinet appointees were sworn in on 23 November 2023, including Labor Minister Ivonne Núñez and Zaida Rovira, who became Minister of Economic and Social Inclusion.{{Cite web |title=¿Quién es Zaida Rovira, la nueva ministra de Inclusión Social de Noboa? |url=https://www.primicias.ec/noticias/politica/zaida-rovira-nueva-ministra-mies/ |access-date=2 May 2024 |work=Primicias |date=22 November 2023 |language=es}}{{cite web |last=Paz y Miño |first=Emilia |date=28 November 2023 |title=¿Quién es Ivonne Núñez, ministra del Trabajo? |url=https://gk.city/2023/11/28/quien-es-ivonne-nunez/ |access-date=9 January 2024 |work=GK |language=es |archive-date=1 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101172331/https://gk.city/2023/11/28/quien-es-ivonne-nunez/ |url-status=live}}

File:Inauguration of Javier Milei 11247.jpg and Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the inauguration of Javier Milei in December 2023]]

Two days into his term, Noboa ordered the Ministry of the Interior to repeal the Drug Consumption Table, which he said encouraged "micro-trafficking".{{cite web|url=https://www.lahora.com.ec/pais/daniel-noboa-tabla-consumo-drogas-eliminacion/|title=Daniel Noboa dispone que se elimine la tabla de consumo de drogas|publisher=La Hora|accessdate=25 November 2023|language=es|archive-date=25 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125213732/https://www.lahora.com.ec/pais/daniel-noboa-tabla-consumo-drogas-eliminacion/|url-status=live}} He simultaneously instructed the Interior and Health Ministries to create programs to reduce the consumption of narcotics and provide treatment for drug abusers.{{cite web |date=25 November 2023 |title=Ecuador's newly sworn-in president repeals guidelines allowing people to carry limited drug amounts |url=https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-president-noboa-drug-trafficking-repeal-6c2e7b2764516113639817716f208300 |access-date=17 December 2023 |publisher=Associated Press |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217055118/https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-president-noboa-drug-trafficking-repeal-6c2e7b2764516113639817716f208300 |url-status=live}}

In conflict with Vice President Verónica Abad Rojas from the very first days of his mandate, he distanced her by appointing her "peace collaborator" between Israel and the Palestinians, a mission she was to carry out from the Ecuadorian embassy in Tel Aviv. At the same time, he announced the reorganisation of the vice presidency in order to reduce its powers. Abad Rojas accused him of sending her "to die in the war".{{cite web |title=Vice President Verónica Abad agreed to go to Israel |url=https://www.ecuadortimes.net/vice-president-veronica-abad-agreed-to-go-to-israel/ |access-date=17 December 2023 |work=Ecuador Times|language=en-US |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217055119/https://www.ecuadortimes.net/vice-president-veronica-abad-agreed-to-go-to-israel/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web | url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/ecuador-vp-says-she-will-go-israel-amid-spat-with-president-2023-11-28/ | title=Ecuador VP says she will go to Israel amid spat with president | work=Reuters | access-date=14 February 2024 | archive-date=6 December 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206072548/https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/ecuador-vp-says-she-will-go-israel-amid-spat-with-president-2023-11-28/ | url-status=live }} Indeed, Noboa sent Abad Rojas to Israel just weeks after diplomats were being evacuated from Israel due to the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, and with decreased security while she remained outside of Ecuador.{{Cite web |title=There is violence when they send you to die in war" V. A. Decree 90 cut down Veronica's security in Israel, a country in war. The US Department of State issued a risk alert in OCT 2023 and evacuated diplomats. |url=https://veronicabad.com/decree-90 |access-date=12 December 2024 |website=veronicabad.com |archive-date=22 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241222081118/https://veronicabad.com/decree-90 |url-status=live }}

In an effort to reduce overcrowding, on 15 December Noboa proposed deporting 1,500 foreign prisoners who are incarcerated in Ecuador.{{cite web |last=Wright |first=Nathaniel |date=16 December 2023 |title='html Noboa proposes to deport around 1,500 foreigners imprisoned in Ecuador. Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa considers deporting 1,500 foreign |url=https://www.bollyinside.com/news/crime-and-justice/ecuadors-president-noboa-proposes-deporting-1500-foreign-prisoners-to-ease-overcrowding/ |access-date=17 December 2023 |work=Bollyinside |language=en-US |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217055119/https://www.bollyinside.com/news/crime-and-justice/ecuadors-president-noboa-proposes-deporting-1500-foreign-prisoners-to-ease-overcrowding/ |url-status=live}} He also said he would consider constructing two maximum security prisons, drawing inspiration from El Salvador.{{cite web |date=15 December 2023 |title=Noboa proposes to deport around 1,500 foreigners imprisoned in Ecuador |url=https://www.laprensalatina.com/noboa-proposes-to-deport-around-1500-foreigners-imprisoned-in-ecuador/ |access-date=17 December 2023 |work=La Prensa Latina Media |language=en-US |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217055119/https://www.laprensalatina.com/noboa-proposes-to-deport-around-1500-foreigners-imprisoned-in-ecuador/ |url-status=live}} The same day, Noboa announced he would seek to cut $1 billion in government spending while raising revenue via gold reserves worth around $300 million.{{cite web |title=Noboa asks to cut spending by half for the change of command |url=https://www.ecuadortimes.net/noboa-asks-to-cut-spending-by-half-for-the-change-of-command/ |access-date=17 December 2023 |work=Ecuador Times |language=en-US |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217055119/https://www.ecuadortimes.net/noboa-asks-to-cut-spending-by-half-for-the-change-of-command/ |url-status=live}}

Noboa addressed the UN Security Council On 9 December, highlighting criminal gang activities and overall security as high priorities.{{Cite web |date=9 December 2023 |title=Remarks by Daniel Noboa Azin, Constitutional President of the Republic of Ecuador and President of the Security Council for the Month of December, at the UN Security Council Briefing on Transnational Organized Crime |url=https://www.america-times.com/remarks-by-daniel-noboa-azin-constitutional-president-of-the-republic-of-ecuador-and-president-of-the-security-council-for-the-month-of-december-at-the-un-security-council-briefing-on-transnational/ |access-date=17 December 2023 |work=The America Times |language=en-US |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217055119/https://www.america-times.com/remarks-by-daniel-noboa-azin-constitutional-president-of-the-republic-of-ecuador-and-president-of-the-security-council-for-the-month-of-december-at-the-un-security-council-briefing-on-transnational/ |url-status=live}} On 10 December 2023, Noboa attended the inauguration of Argentinian President Javier Milei.{{cite web|url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/argentina-investidura_noboa-prev%C3%A9-hacer-su-primer-viaje-oficial-a-argentina-para-asistir-a-investidura-de-milei/49033768|title=Noboa prevé hacer su primer viaje oficial a Argentina para asistir a investidura de Milei|trans-title=Noboa plans to make his first official trip to Argentina to attend Milei's investiture|work=Swissinfo.ch|language=es|date=5 December 2023|access-date=9 December 2023|archive-date=8 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208164630/https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/argentina-investidura_noboa-prev%C3%A9-hacer-su-primer-viaje-oficial-a-argentina-para-asistir-a-investidura-de-milei/49033768|url-status=live}} Noboa also met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who praised him for his stance on Russia's invasion.{{cite web |date=10 December 2023 |title=Zelensky meets with Ecuador's president in Argentina |url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/3798272-zelensky-meets-with-ecuadors-president-in-argentina.html |access-date=17 December 2023 |work=Ukrinform |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217055120/https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/3798272-zelensky-meets-with-ecuadors-president-in-argentina.html |url-status=live}} The two discussed expanding bilateral relations, primarily surrounding security and trade. Zelenskyy also invited Noboa to visit Ukraine.{{cite web |title=President of Ukraine had a meeting with the President of Ecuador |url=http://odessa-journal.com/president-of-ukraine-had-a-meeting-with-the-president-of-ecuador |access-date=17 December 2023 |work=Odessa Journal|archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217055118/http://odessa-journal.com/president-of-ukraine-had-a-meeting-with-the-president-of-ecuador |url-status=live}}

Upon their inauguration in November 2023, both Noboa and Abad Rojas distanced themselves from each other, with Abad Rojas launching personal attacks against Noboa. She did not appear in the inaugural photo of the cabinet and subsequently was appointed ambassador to Israel. Shortly thereafter, she was ordered to move to Istanbul within three days. Abad Rojas called these decisions a "forced exile".{{Cite news |last=Prieto |first=Nestor |date=3 January 2025 |title=El enfrentamiento entre Daniel Noboa y su vicepresidenta inflama la campaña ecuatoriana |url=https://www.descifrandolaguerra.es/enfrentamiento-daniel-noboa-y-vicepresidenta-inflama-campana-ecuatoriana/ |access-date=8 April 2025 |work=Descifrando la Guerra |archive-date=8 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250408144939/https://www.descifrandolaguerra.es/enfrentamiento-daniel-noboa-y-vicepresidenta-inflama-campana-ecuatoriana/ |url-status=live }}

In June 2024, Abad Rojas survived an impeachment attempt by the Noboa government due to legal issues. In November 2024, she was suspended from the vice presidency by the labor ministry for 150 days.{{cite web |date=11 November 2024 |title=Ecuador's VP suspended for 150 days deepening rift with president as February election looms |url=https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-daniel-noboa-elections-abad-israel-turkey-8016799ca759405486a4889e12359b46 |accessdate=11 November 2024 |publisher=Associated Press}} Noboa named Secretary of National Planning Sariha Moya as acting vice president.{{cite web |date=11 November 2024 |title=Sahira Moya vicepresidenta encargada por el Gobierno |url=https://elnorte.ec/sahira-moya-vicepresidenta-encargada-por-el-gobierno/ |accessdate=11 November 2024 |publisher=El Norte |language=es}} Abad Rojas' suspension was lifted by a judge in December 2024, along with an order for the labor ministry to give her an apology for the suspension.{{Cite web |title=Ecuador president sends VP to Turkey after court lifts suspension |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ecuador-judge-overturns-suspension-vice-president-2024-12-23/ |website=Reuters}}

On 30 March 2025, Noboa caused controversy for ignoring the Constitutional Court and appointing Cynthia Gellibert by decree as vice president, suspending Abad Rojas once again. She was disenfranchised for two years by the country's electoral tribunal in a 3–2 decision on a gender-based political violence counterclaim filed by Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld, following Abad Rojas' initial lawsuit against Noboa and others for alleged harassment.{{Cite web |title=Los riesgos para Cynthia Gellibert al asumir la Vicepresidencia |url=https://www.expreso.ec/actualidad/riesgos-cynthia-gellibert-asumir-vicepresidencia-237600.html |access-date=4 April 2025 |website=Diario Expreso |language=es |archive-date=4 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404175028/https://www.expreso.ec/actualidad/riesgos-cynthia-gellibert-asumir-vicepresidencia-237600.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Gellibert appointed again as Ecuador's VP in charge |url=https://en.mercopress.com/2025/03/31/gellibert-appointed-again-as-ecuador-s-vp-in-charge |access-date=4 April 2025 |website=MercoPress |language=en |archive-date=4 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404175028/https://en.mercopress.com/2025/03/31/gellibert-appointed-again-as-ecuador-s-vp-in-charge |url-status=live }} Analysts said Noboa was focused on institutional stability and a leadership aligned with his vision of government, which reinforced his political strategy in the wake of this election.{{Cite web |date=29 March 2025 |title=President Noboa proposed Cynthia Gellibert as his acting vice president. |url=https://derechadiario.com.ar/us/ecuador/donald-trump-launched-strong-support-for-javier-milei-and-invited-him-to-the-white-house |access-date=4 April 2025 |website=La Derechadiario US |language=en |archive-date=4 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404175028/https://derechadiario.com.ar/us/ecuador/donald-trump-launched-strong-support-for-javier-milei-and-invited-him-to-the-white-house |url-status=live }}

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On 7 January 2024, Los Choneros leader José Adolfo Macías Villamar escaped from prison in the city of Guayaquil, on the day of his scheduled transfer to a maximum-security prison. The events were reported the next day by authorities, with charges being filed against two prison guards.{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-gang-leader-prison-violence-los-choneros-1bef48cc79d52a854a63a2f3c64ca4b5|title=A notorious Ecuadorian gang leader vanishes from prison and authorities investigate if he escaped|publisher=Associated Press|date=8 January 2024|access-date=10 January 2024|archive-date=8 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108184831/https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-gang-leader-prison-violence-los-choneros-1bef48cc79d52a854a63a2f3c64ca4b5|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ecuador-gunmen-fire-shots-live-tv-country-violent-attacks-daniel-noboa/|title=Gunmen in Ecuador fire shots on live TV as country hit by series of violent attacks|work=CBS News|date=10 January 2024 |access-date=10 January 2024|archive-date=10 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110002517/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ecuador-gunmen-fire-shots-live-tv-country-violent-attacks-daniel-noboa/|url-status=live}} Following the escape, Noboa declared a state of emergency, to last for 60 days,{{cite web |last=John |first=Tara |date=9 January 2024 |title=Ecuador declares 'internal armed conflict' as gunmen take over live TV broadcast |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/09/americas/armed-men-interrupt-live-tv-ecuador-intl/index.html |access-date=9 January 2024 |publisher=CNN |archive-date=9 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109233303/https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/09/americas/armed-men-interrupt-live-tv-ecuador-intl/index.html |url-status=live}} giving authorities the power to suspend people's rights and allowing the military to be mobilized inside prisons. Riots ensued in multiple prisons across Ecuador.{{cite web |date=8 January 2024 |title=Ecuador declares state of emergency after narco boss escapes prison |url=https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240108-ecuador-declares-state-of-emergency-after-narco-boss-escapes-prison |access-date=9 January 2024 |work=France 24 |archive-date=10 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110233159/https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240108-ecuador-declares-state-of-emergency-after-narco-boss-escapes-prison |url-status=live}}

Two days later, mass armed attacks occurred throughout the country, including the storming of a television station during a live broadcast.{{cite web |agency=AFP-Agence France |title=Ecuador In State Of 'Internal Armed Conflict': President |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/ecuador-in-state-of-internal-armed-conflict-president-79951b45 |access-date=9 January 2024 |work=Barron's |language=en-US |archive-date=10 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110233133/https://www.barrons.com/news/ecuador-in-state-of-internal-armed-conflict-president-79951b45 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Lopez |first=Paola |date=9 January 2024 |title=Gunshots on live TV as Ecuador gangsters vow 'war' |url=https://www.heraldpalladium.com/news/national/gunshots-on-live-tv-as-ecuador-gangsters-vow-war/article_bb7c543c-e4bf-5702-8612-5a8c1cfc1dc8.html |access-date=9 January 2024 |work=The Herald Palladium |archive-date=10 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110233238/https://www.heraldpalladium.com/news/national/gunshots-on-live-tv-as-ecuador-gangsters-vow-war/article_bb7c543c-e4bf-5702-8612-5a8c1cfc1dc8.html |url-status=live}} The left-wing opposition supported the government, saying: "Now is the time for national unity. Organized crime has declared war on the state, and the state must prevail". Some analysts criticized Noboa for providing an exclusively security-based response to crime, without making any announcements on possible reforms of the police and judiciary, reputed to be highly corrupt, or on social policies to combat the root causes of violence.{{cite web | url=https://www.europapress.es/internacional/noticia-correa-traslada-noboa-total-irrestricto-respaldo-declaracion-conflicto-armado-ecuador-20240110064418.html | title=Correa traslada a Noboa su "total e irrestricto respaldo" ante la declaración de conflicto armado en Ecuador | date=10 January 2024 | access-date=14 February 2024 | archive-date=12 April 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412151024/https://www.europapress.es/internacional/noticia-correa-traslada-noboa-total-irrestricto-respaldo-declaracion-conflicto-armado-ecuador-20240110064418.html | url-status=live }}

Amid the conflict, a series of human rights violations were denounced. The lack of regulation and the way in which security measures were implemented resulted in allegations of human rights violations from local and international civil society organizations such as the Alianza por los Derechos Humanos de Ecuador and Human Rights Watch.{{Cite news |work=Alianza por los Derechos Humanos Ecuador |date=10 January 2024 |title=Nos solidarizamos con las víctimas de la violencia desatada en el ecuador y exigimos al estado abordar de forma estructural la problemática del crimen organizado |url=https://alianzaddhh.org/nos-solidarizamos-con-las-victimas-de-la-violencia-desatada-en-el-ecuador-y-exigimos-al-estado-abordar-de-forma-estructural-la-problematica-del-crimen-organizado-2/ |access-date=8 April 2025 |archive-date=8 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250408144939/https://alianzaddhh.org/nos-solidarizamos-con-las-victimas-de-la-violencia-desatada-en-el-ecuador-y-exigimos-al-estado-abordar-de-forma-estructural-la-problematica-del-crimen-organizado-2/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Cañizares |first=Ana |date=22 May 2024 |title=Conflicto interno armado en Ecuador, "sin fundamento y ha contribuido a serias violaciones de los DD.HH.", asegura Human Rights Watch en un informe |url=https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2024/05/22/conflicto-interno-armado-ecuador-violaciones-derechos-humanos-orix |access-date=8 April 2024 |work=CNN |archive-date=22 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522222356/https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2024/05/22/conflicto-interno-armado-ecuador-violaciones-derechos-humanos-orix/ |url-status=live }}

In mid-2024, the United Nations Committee Against Torture noted its concern over allegations about the management of the crisis and the treatment of detainees by Ecuadorian security forces.{{Cite news |last=Davila |first=Diana |date=11 July 2024 |title=Comité de la ONU cuestiona la declaratoria de guerra interna en Ecuador |url=https://www.radiopichincha.com/comite-contra-la-tortura-de-naciones-unidas-cuestiona-la-declaratoria-de-guerra-interna-en-ecuador/ |access-date=8 April 2025 |work=Radio Pichincha |archive-date=15 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241015021022/https://www.radiopichincha.com/comite-contra-la-tortura-de-naciones-unidas-cuestiona-la-declaratoria-de-guerra-interna-en-ecuador/ |url-status=live }}

In 2025, the nation's Permanent Committee for the Defense of Human Rights issued a report on the potential cases of 27 people victims of forced disappearance by state forces.{{Cite web |work=Comité Permanente por la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos |date=31 January 2025 |title=Reporte de desapariciones forzadas en el Ecuador |url=https://www.cdh.org.ec/informes/653-reporte-de-desapariciones-forzadas-en-el-ecuador-31-01-2025.html |access-date=8 April 2025 |archive-date=8 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250408145001/https://www.cdh.org.ec/informes/653-reporte-de-desapariciones-forzadas-en-el-ecuador-31-01-2025.html |url-status=live }}

The PROGEN case in Ecuador has also sparked a scandal due to a $149 million contract signed by the government for the purchase of thermal generators.{{Cite news |date=13 December 2024 |title=El Gobierno pone en duda la fabricación de equipos que aún no llegan al país para la generación termoeléctrica |url=https://www.ecuavisa.com/noticias/ecuador/gobierno-duda-fabricacion-equipos-generacion-termoelectrica-progen-HJ8478119 |access-date=26 January 2025 |work=Ecuavisa}} Amid an energy crisis, delays and the lack of transparency in the process have worsened the situation, leaving the country without the promised 150 megawatts.{{Cite news |date=16 December 2024 |title=Regarding Progen, José Serrano asserted that "they paid him 70% of the advance payment for engines that are arriving in the country and have been discontinued since 2015. |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@ecuadorinmediato/video/7449017198749764869 |access-date=26 January 2025 |work=Ecuadorinmediato |archive-date=18 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241218122416/https://www.tiktok.com/@ecuadorinmediato/video/7449017198749764869 |url-status=live }}

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File:REUNIÓN CON JUSTIN TRUDEAU, PRIMER MINISTRO DE CANADÁ, 05 DE MARZO DE 2024-5 (cropped).jpg in March 2024]]

On 5 April 2024, the Mexican embassy in Quito was raided by Ecuadorian police and military forces. Mexico and numerous other countries decried the raid as a violation of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the 1954 Caracas Convention on Diplomatic Asylum.{{Cite web |date=5 April 2024 |title=México concede asilo político a exvicepresidente ecuatoriano |trans-title=Mexico grants political asylum to Ecuadorian ex-vice president |url=https://www.dw.com/es/m%C3%A9xico-concede-asilo-pol%C3%ADtico-a-exvicepresidente-ecuatoriano-acusado-de-corrupci%C3%B3n/a-68754381 |access-date=6 April 2024 |work=DW Español |language=es |archive-date=5 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405235426/https://www.dw.com/es/m%C3%A9xico-concede-asilo-pol%C3%ADtico-a-exvicepresidente-ecuatoriano-acusado-de-corrupci%C3%B3n/a-68754381 |url-status=live}} The raid was carried out to arrest the former vice president of Ecuador, Jorge Glas, who had been sentenced for corruption and had been living in the embassy since 17 December 2023.{{cite web |date=6 April 2024 |title=Policía saca a Jorge Glas de la Embajada de México en Quito |trans-title=Police remove Jorge Glas from the Mexican Embassy in Quito |url=https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/politica/policia-saca-a-jorge-glas-de-la-embajada-de-mexico-en-quito-nota/ |access-date=6 April 2024 |work=El Universo |language=es |archive-date=6 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406043842/https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/politica/policia-saca-a-jorge-glas-de-la-embajada-de-mexico-en-quito-nota/ |url-status=live}} A few hours before the attack, he had been granted political asylum.

In response to the raid, Noboa said he made "exceptional decisions to protect national security, the rule of law and the dignity of a population that rejects any type of impunity for criminals, corrupt people or narco-terrorists", and that he would "not allow sentenced criminals involved in very serious crimes to be given asylum", arguing that such actions were against the Vienna Convention and other international agreements.{{cite web |date=9 April 2024 |title=Ecuadorians wanted an action man. President Noboa has fulfilled that role — embassy raid included |url=https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-mexico-embassy-raid-crime-noboa-voters-0abd04431a9ac83d561bcfdc4a8557bd |access-date=9 April 2024 |work=AP News|first1=Regina |last1=Garcia Cano|first2=Gabriela|last2=Molina |archive-date=8 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408232914/https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-mexico-embassy-raid-crime-noboa-voters-0abd04431a9ac83d561bcfdc4a8557bd |url-status=live}} Noboa later said that he wished to resolve the diplomatic issue with Mexico, but added that "justice is not negotiated" and that "we will never protect criminals who have harmed Mexicans".{{cite news |date=9 April 2024 |title=Ecuador ex-VP Jorge Glas hospitalised after capture from Mexico embassy |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/9/ecuador-ex-vp-jorge-glas-hospitalised-after-capture-from-mexico-embassy |access-date=9 April 2024 |work=Al Jazeera |language=en |archive-date=9 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409092005/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/9/ecuador-ex-vp-jorge-glas-hospitalised-after-capture-from-mexico-embassy |url-status=live}}

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In May 2024, Noboa registered to run for re-election in the upcoming 2025 general election.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/politica/daniel-noboa-partido-adn-elecciones.html|title=ADN, de Daniel Noboa, fue inscrito en el CNE con un número 'especial'|date=24 May 2024|accessdate=24 May 2024|publisher=El Comercio|language=es|archive-date=14 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114102047/https://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/politica/daniel-noboa-partido-adn-elecciones.html|url-status=live}} In August 2024, Noboa named María José Pinto González Artigas as his running mate.{{cite web|url=https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/politica/quien-es-maria-jose-pinto-la-companera-de-formula-de-daniel-noboa-nota/|title=¿Quién es María José Pinto, la compañera de fórmula de Daniel Noboa?|date=9 August 2024 |publisher=El Universo|accessdate=11 November 2024}}

In February 2025, Noboa advanced to the run-off, facing Luisa González in a rematch from the previous election.{{cite web |date=10 February 2024 |title=Ecuador set for run-off vote as leftist candidate pushes president close in tight election |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/09/americas/ecuador-election-president-noboa-gonzalez-intl-latam/index.html |accessdate=10 February 2024 |publisher=CNN |archive-date=11 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250211234720/https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/09/americas/ecuador-election-president-noboa-gonzalez-intl-latam/index.html |url-status=live }} In the first round, Noboa received 44.17% of the vote, with González narrowly behind at 43.97%.{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-presidential-election-gonzalez-noboa-correa-crime-650a730693168df58914266fe3faa82c |title=Ecuador's conservative incumbent and a leftist lawyer advance to presidential runoff |date=10 February 2025 |publisher=AP News |accessdate=10 February 2025 |archive-date=22 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250222110518/https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-presidential-election-gonzalez-noboa-correa-crime-650a730693168df58914266fe3faa82c |url-status=live }} In April 2025, Noboa was re-elected in a runoff with 55% of the vote, defeating González in a landslide.{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/13/americas/ecuador-vote-noboa-gonzalez-latam-intl/index.html|title=Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa declared election winner as rival demands recount|publisher=CNN|date=14 April 2025|accessdate=14 April 2025|archive-date=14 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250414054402/https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/13/americas/ecuador-vote-noboa-gonzalez-latam-intl/index.html|url-status=live}} The result was a decisive win for Noboa, who expectations based on pre-election polling, with his campaign being notable for its focus on young people. He was inaugurated for his second term on 24 May 2025.{{Cite news |title=Ecuador’s Noboa vows to tackle violence, boost economy and create jobs in second term |url=https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-noboa-president-inauguration-ddef2894b96d4db6a3dccbd082283fa2 |access-date=25 May 2025 |work=AP News |language=en}}

Noboa said in March 2025 that he wanted American, European and Brazilian armies to join his war against criminal gangs. He added he would like President Donald Trump to designate Ecuadorean gangs as terrorist groups, as he has done for some Mexican and Venezuelan cartels.{{Cite web |date=19 March 2025 |title=Ecuador's Daniel Noboa wants US and Europe to join battle against gangs |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c204290er1ro |access-date=14 April 2025 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}} He thereafter started laying the groundwork for U.S. forces to arrive.{{Cite web |last=Arvanitidis |first=Abel Alvarado |date=29 March 2025 |title=Exclusive: Ecuador is preparing for US forces, plans show, as Noboa calls for help battling gangs |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/29/americas/ecuador-trump-noboa-gang-intl-latam/index.html |access-date=14 April 2025 |website=CNN |language=en}} He met Trump on 30 March 2025, with Trump agreeing to help.{{Cite web |title=Trump met with Ecuadorean President Noboa in Florida on Saturday |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trump-meet-ecuadorean-president-noboa-florida-saturday-2025-03-29/ |website=Reuters}}

File:¡FORTALECIENDO RELACIONES BILATERALES CON EL SALVADOR POR MÁS DE 130 AÑOS!. SAN SALVADOR, 31 DE MAYO DE 2024. (53761308110).jpg of El Salvador regarding his crime policy.]]

Noboa has been regarded as an economically liberal, pro-business social liberal, but rejected identification with both the left and right of the political spectrum, broadly describing his political alignment as centre-left.{{cite web |date=21 August 2023 |title=Elecciones en Ecuador {{!}} Luisa González vs. Daniel Noboa: quiénes son la abogada correísta y el joven empresario que se disputarán la presidencia |url=https://www.bbc.com/mundo/articles/c0kjg992ed0o |access-date=17 December 2023 |work=BBC News Mundo |language=es |archive-date=20 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920183201/https://www.bbc.com/mundo/articles/c0kjg992ed0o |url-status=live}} According to Constantin Groll, head of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung's office in Ecuador, Noboa can be classified as right-wing for holding pro-business and conservative positions.{{cite web | url=https://www.dw.com/en/daniel-noboa-hope-for-ecuador/a-67127822 | title=Daniel Noboa: Hope for Ecuador? | work=Deutsche Welle | access-date=14 February 2024 | archive-date=7 April 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407011713/https://www.dw.com/en/daniel-noboa-hope-for-ecuador/a-67127822 | url-status=live }} The Guardian also described him as right-wing,{{Cite news |last=Rogero |first=Tiago |date=14 April 2025 |title=Ecuador's Noboa re-elected in presidential vote seen as test of his 'war on drugs' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/14/ecuador-presidential-election-daniel-noboa |access-date=14 April 2025 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} while BBC described him as centre-right. In an interview with Diario Expreso, when questioned about some criticism for his lack of defined political views, Noboa referenced his father Alvaro Noboa, mentioning that he ran for left wing, socialist and indigenous parties against the right. "What is my ideology? Centre, centre-left." said Daniel Noboa.{{Cite news |date=23 August 2023 |title=Daniel Noboa se define como un politico de centro izquierda y no cree en la derecha del pais |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=312589507807788 |access-date=14 December 2024 |work=Cafe Radio}}

Noboa supports LGBTQ rights and has denounced discrimination.{{cite web |title=Inversionistas ven posible una derrota del correísmo en segunda vuelta |url=https://www.primicias.ec/noticias/economia/inversionistas-banca-inversion-elecciones-presidenciales/ |access-date=17 December 2023 |work=Primicias |date=21 August 2023 |language=es |archive-date=9 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109134030/https://www.primicias.ec/noticias/economia/inversionistas-banca-inversion-elecciones-presidenciales/ |url-status=live}} In his first government plan, he proposed improved access to gender-affirming hormone therapy and psychotherapy for trans people.{{Cite web |date=20 June 2023 |title=Plan de trabajo Daniel Noboa – Verónica Abad |url=https://www.cne.gob.ec/download/plan-de-trabajo-daniel-noboa-veronica-abad/ |website=Consejo Nacional Electoral |access-date=27 January 2025 |archive-date=27 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250127014757/https://www.cne.gob.ec/download/plan-de-trabajo-daniel-noboa-veronica-abad/ |url-status=live }}

In his second government plan, he plans to expand comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services, including safe abortion access, prenatal care, and sexual education. He has also proposed programs to prevent discrimination against women and LGBTQ+ groups, including educational programs for healthy relationships and gender equality.{{Cite web |title=Conoce a tu candidato |url=https://votoinformado.cne.gob.ec/procesoActual/partidos |access-date=26 January 2025 |work=CNE |archive-date=27 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250127014756/https://votoinformado.cne.gob.ec/procesoActual/partidos |url-status=live }}

File:PRESIDENTE DANIEL NOBOA AZIN, JUNTO A LA PRIMERA DAMA, LAVINIA VALBONESI INGRESAN A PALACIO DE CARONDELET,23 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2023.jpg at his November 2023 inauguration]]

In 2018, he married Gabriela Goldbaum.{{Cite web |date=15 January 2018 |title=Daniel Noboa Azín y Gabriela Goldbaum se casan en Salinas |work=La República EC |url=https://www.larepublica.ec/blog/2018/01/14/daniel-noboa-azin-y-gabriela-goldbaum-se-casan-en-salinas/ |access-date=31 May 2023 |language=es |archive-date=3 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003110236/https://www.larepublica.ec/blog/2018/01/14/daniel-noboa-azin-y-gabriela-goldbaum-se-casan-en-salinas/ |url-status=live }} They had a daughter and later divorced.{{Cite web |date=18 October 2020 |title=Si no podemos confiar en la justicia, no es justicia |url=https://www.eltelegrafo.com.ec/noticias/sororidad/1/justicia-justicia |access-date=31 May 2023 |work=El Telégrafo |language=es-es |last1=Telégrafo |first1=El |archive-date=31 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831224328/https://www.eltelegrafo.com.ec/noticias/sororidad/1/justicia-justicia |url-status=live }} In June 2021, a complaint filed by Noboa was accepted by a Spanish court to investigate the insurance company Mapfre. This was related to an alleged violation of privacy and disclosure of secrets involving data used by Goldbaum during their divorce.{{Cite web|agency=EFE|date=19 July 2021|title=Juez español investiga a Mapfre por revelar secretos de empresario ecuatoriano|url=https://www.ecuavisa.com/mundo/juez-espanol-investiga-a-mapfre-por-revelar-secretos-de-empresario-ecuatoriano-ND533294|access-date=18 October 2023|work=Ecuavisa|archive-date=31 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531022307/https://www.ecuavisa.com/mundo/juez-espanol-investiga-a-mapfre-por-revelar-secretos-de-empresario-ecuatoriano-ND533294|url-status=live}} In 2019, while still married to Goldbaum, Noboa met the social media influencer Lavinia Valbonesi and hired her as his personal nutritionist. They got married in 2021 and have two sons.

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