Ecuadorean leftist Luisa Gonzalez says her plans to spend on social welfare and impose harsher penalties for criminals will work better than what she calls the ad-hoc policies of incumbent President Daniel Noboa,

Ecuadorian presidential candidate Luisa Gonzalez of the Revolucion Ciudadana (Citizen Revolution) party held a campaign rally on Thursday in Guayaquil. Ecuador will hold general elections this Sunday,

President Daniel Noboa hopes to secure a full four-year term but faces concerns over high crime and economic issues.

Ecuadorean leftist Luisa Gonzalez says her plans to spend on social welfare and impose harsher penalties for criminals will work better than what she calls the ad-hoc policies of incumbent President Daniel Noboa,

Luisa Gonzalez, the bishop of former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa (2007-2017), once again embodies the hope of Correaism to return to govern the country after eight years away from power and to be the first Ecuadorian woman to win a presidential election.