Incumbent President Daniel Noboa claimed a runaway victory in Ecuador’s presidential election on Sunday, after voters endorsed the young leader’s ‘iron fist’ approach to rampant cartel violence. With over 90 per cent of the votes counted, the National Election Council said Noboa had an unassailable 12-point lead over his leftist rival Luisa Gonzalez. Official results showed Noboa with 56 per …

Car horns in Quito blared in celebration Sunday as banana empire heir Daniel Noboa, 35, became violence-riddled Ecuador’s youngest president-elect ever. With 90 per cent of votes counted, the electoral authority announced Noboa as the victor. Moments earlier, socialist rival Luisa Gonzalez conceded defeat and offered her “profound congratulations” to Noboa, “because this is democracy”. Addressing supporters in Quito, Gonzales …