Daniel Noboa elected Ecuador’s youngest president

BBC News:

Businessman Daniel Noboa is to become the youngest president in Ecuador’s history, at 35 years old.

Mr Noboa won Sunday’s election with 52.3% of the vote, ahead of Luisa González’s 47.7%. She conceded defeat and congratulated her rival.

The 35-year-old, of the National Democratic Action party, is the son of Álvaro Noboa, who ran unsuccessfully for the presidency five times.

Mr Noboa will only have 17 months in office until the next election.

He will govern from the end of November 2023 to May 2025, due to the fact that the current election was triggered early when outgoing President Guillermo Lasso dissolved parliament amid an impeachment trial. He can run again for the 2025-29 presidential term if he wishes to.

Mr Noboa will be sworn in as president on 25 November, five days before his 36th birthday.