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Presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella of the opposition Defenders of the Motherland movement addresses supporters at a celebration rally after runoff election results showed him leading in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

From ‘The Lion’ to ‘The Tiger’: Conservative Trump allies gain ground in Latin America

By Manuel Rueda - Associated Press

A man walks through a voting center in preparation for Sunday's presidential election in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, May 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Colombia accuses Ecuador of ‘deliberate interference’ in general elections

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Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa speaks at the Organization of American States meeting, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Ecuador’s president touts U.S.-backed crime-fighting efforts and vows to keep hunting down criminals

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Colombia's President Gustavo Petro speaks during a news conference at the Colombian embassy in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Colombian President Petro vows a lawsuit after Ecuador’s Noboa alleges ties to gang boss ‘Fito’

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Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa attends an economic forum organized by the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) in Panama City, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) ** FILE **

U.S. and Ecuador launch joint mission to take out drug traffickers

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, accompanied by his family, votes in a referendum on whether to allow foreign military bases in the country and rewrite the constitution through a constituent assembly, in Olon, Ecuador, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Cesar Munoz)

Ecuadorians vote on whether to allow foreign military bases amid rising crime

By Gonzalo Solano and Gabriela Molina - Associated Press

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa shows his vote in a referendum on whether to allow foreign military bases in the country and rewrite the constitution through a constituent assembly, in Olon, Ecuador, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Cesar Munoz)

Ecuadorian drug gang leader captured in Spain years after faking his death

By Manuel Rueda - Associated Press

A woman shouts as soldiers arrive to clear the Pan-American Highway of demonstrators protesting the elimination of diesel subsidy by President Daniel Noboa's government, in Calderon, Ecuador, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Ecuador’s Noboa faces escalating protests over rise in diesel costs

By Gonzalo Solano and Gabriela Molina - Associated Press

People traverse roadblocks placed by demonstrators protesting the elimination of the diesel subsidy by President Daniel Noboa's, government in Cayambe, Ecuador, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Protesters rally in Quito as Ecuador declares state of emergency in 10 provinces

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Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa, his wife Lavinia Valbonesi and their son Alvaro attend the changing of the presidential guard ceremony at Carondelet Palace in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Ecuador warns of potential assassination attempt against President Noboa but provides no evidence

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A soldier directs a nun to her polling station during the presidential election runoff in Quito, Ecuador, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Carlos Noriega)

Ecuador’s incumbent president and a leftist lawyer again vie for the top job in election runoff

By Gonzalo Solano and Regina Garcia Cano - Associated Press

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa, running for re-election, waves after accompanying his running mate, Maria Jose Pinto, to cast her ballot during the presidential elections in Quito, Ecuador, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Carlos Noriega)

Ecuador’s conservative incumbent and a leftist lawyer advance to presidential runoff

By Regina Garcia Cano - Associated Press

Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa, center, campaigns for reelection in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. The election is set for Feb. 9. (AP Photo/Cesar Munoz)

Who is Daniel Noboa? The conservative millionaire president seeking reelection in Ecuador

By Regina Garcia Cano - Associated Press

Luisa Gonzalez, presidential candidate for the Citizen Revolution Movement, campaigns in Quito, Ecuador, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. The election is set for Feb. 9. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Who is Luisa Gonzalez? The leftist politician who is again vying for Ecuador’s presidency

By Regina Garcia Cano - Associated Press

FILE - Mexican and Ecuadorean flags hang at the National Palace during a government cermemony in Mexico City, Nov. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)

Ecuador’s conservative president announces tariffs on Mexican exports in an echo of Trump policy

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Ecuador's Vice President Veronica Abad attends a changing of the guard ceremony at the Carondelet government palace in Quito, Ecuador, Nov. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa, File)

Ecuador’s VP suspended for 150 days deepening rift with president as February election looms

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A soldier guards a polling station during a runoff presidential election in Canuto, Ecuador, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Ochoa)

Daniel Noboa, political neophyte and heir to fortune, wins presidency in violence-wracked Ecuador

By Regina Garcia Cano and Gonzalo Solano - Associated Press