Ecuador President Daniel Noboa swears in for the second term and promises to combat drug trafficking, violent crimes

Quito – Ecuadors President Daniel Noboa was officially sworn in on Saturday after his re -election had reached a term for a further term of four years at the beginning of this year.

The 37 -year -old Noboa, who wore a sash of the president over his chest, was sworn in next to his Vice President María José Pinto, and her conditions will take until May 2029.

The young president, who has become known for his struggle against an increase in violence of the armed groups in the South American country, promised to continue to combat corruption, drug trafficking and violent crimes in his inauguration speech. He also swore to implement reforms and said that he would “lay a solid basis for creating and investing jobs” by working with the private sector of Ecuador.

“We are progress at the front door of four years,” he said.

The ceremony in the capital Quito was visited by Health Minister Robert Kennedy, Colombian President Gustavo Petro, Peruvian President Dina Boluarte and many other international guests and delegates.

A evaluation of the US secret service concluded before the election came to the conclusion that a victory for Noboa against challenger Luisa González would serve the US interests better over the next four years. The Trump government has thought about determining a permanent US military presence in the South American country.

Noboa was the first elected president in November 2023 at the age of 35 with little political experience. He entered the race unexpectedly and was elected to complete the concept of his predecessor Guillermo Lasso, who had dissolved and resigned the assembly to avoid the survey.

Noboa was re -elected on April 13 in a drain against Luisa González, who re -elected the left candidate Luisa González, who made repeated allegations for election fraud. The ceremony on Saturday, although González claims were rejected by the Ecuador electoral and both national and international observers, was rejected on Saturday under the direction of former President Rafael Correa.

Violence and high unemployment are still the greatest challenges that the President and his national democratic action party, which the majority in the country's congress could also keep through a number of political alliances.

The maintenance of this majority will be of crucial importance for Noboa to search its agenda, including a law on fighting crime, which is characterized as “urgent” for its economic effects. The proposal has already drawn criticism from the opposition.

Juan Francisco Camino, professor at Equinoctial Technological University, said that the close majority of Noboa could easily shift the balance.

“Only a lost voice of his allies could paralyze his plans,” said Camino in an interview.

When asked whether Noboa could change his government approach in this new term, Camino predicted continuity, in particular with the government's focus on the use of state power to combat crimes, of which he said that he “sold legitimacy”.

Ecuador is one of the most dangerous countries In the region, with around 8,000 violent deaths until the end of 2024 and crimes continue to rise last year. Masked men broke on the set Weapons and explosives woke up from a public television station in Ecuador during a live broadcast, and the president issued a decree in which the country had entered an “internal armed conflict”.

Camino emphasized that Noboa “go beyond security” and had to concentrate on rebuilding Ecuador's social structure, especially in areas such as jobs, healthcare and education.

Others said it was important to concentrate on causes of violence, such as lack of possibilities that young people often urge to join criminal groups. Only 33% of Ecuadorians had full -time jobs at the end of last year, and the rest worked in the informal economy.

James Laporta contributed to this report.