Daniel Noboa stunned voters in 2023 when he won a snap election for a 16-month presidency after only a brief stint as a lawmaker and with no established political machinery. No longer a political neophyte,

Ecuadorians will head to the polls on Sunday in a runoff presidential election, choosing between a conservative incumbent or a leftist lawyer as the country struggles with a cocaine-fueled security crisis.

President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday that Mexico will not renew relations with Ecuador following elections Sunday in that country which saw Daniel Noboa reelected for a second term.