Former President of Colombia Ivan Duque on the Election of Daniel Noboa in Ecuador
Thirty-five year-old Daniel Noboa, son of Ecuador’s richest man and five-time presidential candidate Álvaro Noboa, was elected as Ecuador’s new President. Former President of Colombia Ivan Duque comments on the historic election.
Whatever happens in the next year and a half will determine not only the future of Ecuador but will become also a reference model to fight populism and demagoguery that has also been linked to organized crime like the case of Correa-ism in Ecuador.
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Iván Duque Márquez
President of the Republic of Colombia (2018-2022)
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