The right -wing Nemaa had defeated left -wing candidate Luisa González in the midst of accusations of electoral fraud.
Daniel Nnovera, the younger president and heir in Ecuador of an outstanding fortune to export the banana, has sworn his first complete mandate in office, committing to intensify the battle of his government against the powerful drug gangs while reviving the fighter economy.
In a ceremony at the National Assembly in Quito on Saturday, the president of the right was sworn by the president of the Assembly, Niels Olsen Peet, who covered the presidential blade on his shoulders before the two hands fastened in a symbolic gesture of unity.
Nnovera, 37, won the elections in April, ensuring a new mandate after completing the last 18 months of the possession of her predecessor, defeating the leftist candidate, Luisa González, despite her accusations of electoral fraud.
Speaking to legislators, Noboa promised to make a strong reduction in violent crime, a cornerstone of his administration.
“The progressive reduction of homicides will be a non -negotiable objective,” said Novoa. “We will keep our fight against drug trafficking, take illegal weapons, ammunition and explosives, and exercise greater control in the country's ports.”
Ecuador, once considered one of the most stable countries in the region, in recent years has faced a strong increase in violence, with drug cartels, including the powerful of Mexico, exploiting porous borders and weak institutions to expand its influence.
Neloa has responded with militarized repressions, deploying the armed forces in the streets and hardening security in key infrastructure centers.
The president's security strategy has made comparisons with the controversial anti-gang measures of El Salvador, which have been praised by some to reduce the crime, but convicted of rights groups for mass arrests and alleged abuses.
Novoa has cited El Salvador, as well as the United States and Israel, as strategic partners in Ecuador's security review.
His administration has also hired Erik Prince, founder of the private military contractor Blackwater, to advise Ecuadorian security forces, a movement that has lent alarm among opposition politicians and human rights defenders, who warn about militarization and lack of supervision.
Although Neboa has claimed a 15 percent drop in violent deaths during 2024, government figures show a 58 percent increase in murders during the first four months of 2025 compared to the same period last year, with 3,094 registered deaths.
