The Mexican senator Gerardo Fernández Noroña, accused without evidence a supposed electoral fraud in the presidential elections in Ecuador, held last April 13. Noroña is known for his positions aligned with communism and his ideological closeness to authoritarian regimes in Latin America.
During a video broadcast on social media, the legislator from Morena stated that “that was expected, an electoral fraud in Ecuador.” This in reference to the preliminary results of the National Electoral Council (CNE) that gave a wide lead to Daniel Noboa, the current president of the Andean country.
Although the vote count wasn't concluded yet at the time of his statement, Noroña suggested that an imposition was being orchestrated to reelect Noboa. The same position as the losing candidate, Luisa González, from the Revolución Ciudadana (RC) party, led by former president Rafael Correa and ally of the Venezuelan regime of Nicolás Maduro.
Massive participation and unfounded allegations.
The elections in Ecuador proceeded peacefully and with high citizen participation, over 83%. However, González and her party denounced irregularities. They even pointed out the alleged planting of records with votes to incriminate the leftist candidate in case of a defeat.
However, with more than 90% of the records counted, the CNE declared the trend in favor of Noboa irreversible and his running mate.
