In Ecuador's presidential election, both top candidates want a second chance. Incumbent Daniel Noboa to finish his crackdown on narco violence, and lawyer Luisa Gonzalez to become the country's first elected woman president.

On Sunday, they will face off for the top post for the second time in less than 16 months.

Noboa, in office since November 2023, is polling as the favorite after a short but intense initial stint marked by his war on gangs and a drought-related energy crisis.

He was elected to complete the four-year term of predecessor Guillermo Lasso, who had called a snap vote to avoid impeachment for alleged embezzlement.

Gonzalez is in second place from a total of 16 candidates, but polls give neither of the top two enough votes to win the first round, making a runoff likely on April 13.

Sporty, rich, and active on social media, Noboa finishes his term as one of the world's youngest presidents, aged 37.

In his short months in office, Noboa won praise for clamping down on narco gangs blamed for turning the........

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