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Noboa govt: security push, revocation fights, waning support

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Noboa govt: infrastructure, security, reforms, trade security push, revocation fights, waning support

In July 2026 President Daniel Noboa declared a “war” on organized crime, launching the National Integrated Security Plan 2025‑2029 and creating 2025‑2029, establishing specialised military tribunals. He confirmed the promotion of tribunals and promoting five army colonels to brigadier generals and generals. He reaffirmed the trilateral “Shield of the Americas” trilateral security pact with Colombia and the United States, alongside States and sealed bilateral energy‑border deals agreements with Colombia and Peru that set a provisional electricity tariff and a future natural‑gas supply. Domestically, Noboa faced political friction over the suspension of the Correísmo movement, criticism of the Amigo organization, a revocation petition before the Electoral Tribunal revocation‑petition drive, and a high‑profile probe into the PROGEN contract. Ahead of regional elections he unveiled further public‑investment projects, notably a new Olympic stadium in Quito and extensions of the Quito Metro. On 24‑25 July, during Guayaquil’s 491st anniversary, July he announced a new segment of the Fifth Bridge in the city’s south and Guayaquil, a park in the Monte Sinaí area. The same day the government issued Sinaí, and a new Olympic stadium in Quito, while Decree 449, creating interinstitutional 449 created inter‑institutional cabinets that bring together ministries, the public bank and other agencies under to speed decisions across six policy axes – Security; Infrastructure and Energy; Economic Productive; Social; Revenues; Public Bank – to accelerate decision‑making. Officials axes. He cited a 50 % execution rate of the Annual Investment Plan in the first half of the year as an early sign of progress. On 27 July, in an interview with Radio Sucre, Noboa said a possible and hinted that any re‑election bid would depend hinge on the progress of his eight‑to‑ten‑year reform agenda and rejected accusations that his government is dictatorial. agenda. The following day, Ecuador’s National Electoral Council (CNE) on 27‑28 July unanimously rejected the filing of a second revocation petition against Noboa and Vice‑President María José Pinto, citing a lack of stating the request lacked legal and factual basis. basis and denying the delivery of forms needed to collect signatures. Two concurrent polls showed Noboa’s approval slipping to roughly 21 % by late July, with insecurity emerging as the top public concern.

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  1. 2026-07-30 04:04 UTC Noboa govt: security push, revocation fights, waning support
  2. 2026-07-29 03:15 UTC Noboa govt: infrastructure, security, reforms, trade
  3. 2026-07-26 06:04 UTC Noboa govt: infrastructure, security, reforms, trade

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