The left-wing Revolución Ciudadana party of Luisa González demands an immediate and independent investigation into a long list of "documented irregularities" carried out by President Daniel Noboa and the National Electoral Council of Ecuador.

A caravan of supporters of Luisa González accompanies the candidate in Manabí to cast her ballot in the April 13th presidential election runoff.

The political party of presidential candidate Luisa González has denounced massive and systematic electoral fraud in the presidential runoff vote held on Sunday. The Citizens’ Revolution says that incumbent president Daniel Noboa, who was declared winner by the National Electoral Council (CNE), registered “statistically impossible increases in numerous polling stations. A translation of the statement released by the Citizens’ Revolution can be read below.

PUBLIC DENUNCIATION OF MASSIVE ELECTORAL FRAUD IN ECUADOR’S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

Presidential candidate Luisa Gonzalez, Citizens’ Revolution List 5 (RC5), and millions of Ecuadorians categorically reject the official results announced this Sunday due to conclusive evidence of systematic electoral fraud. We demand that the free press, embassies, and the international community act urgently against this serious violation of Ecuadorian democracy.

We demand an immediate and independent investigation into these documented irregularities:

Inexplicable and selective reduction of votes: Thousands of votes for Luisa Gonzalez unjustifiably disappeared during the count, while Daniel Noboa registered statistically impossible increases in numerous polling stations.

1. Manipulation of official records: Dozens of official records without signatures or legal validity certified exclusively results favorable to Daniel Noboa, violating the basic norms of electoral transparency
2. Illegal restrictions to prevent visual documentation of fraud: The use of cell phones in polling places was illegally prevented under threat of fines of up to $30,000, with the express purpose of preventing voters from graphically demonstrating who they actually voted for.
3. Early declarations by the CNE to influence public perception: The president of the National Electoral Council released preliminary results favorable to Noboa before the data was officially consolidated, manipulating public perception
4. Suspicious interruptions and technical failures in key precincts: Unexpected blackouts in strategic precincts, unjustified early closure of polling stations, and repeated technical failures in electronic transmission facilitated serious alterations in the count.
5. Military intimidation and obstruction of electoral observers: An excessive military presence deliberately impeded the work of independent observers and pollsters, severely limiting the transparency of the electoral process.
6. Official results contradict scientific and statistical evidence: The released results contradict at least a dozen independent polls and internationally recognized statistical models, including those close to former President Guillermo Lasso. RC has conclusive scientific evidence that demonstrates the mathematical impossibility of these official results
7. Last-minute arbitrary changes to polling places: Thousands of voters identified with RCS were affected by sudden and unjustified changes to their polling places, generating an artificial and statistically impossible reduction in the participation of our supporters.

Faced with this unprecedented threat to Ecuadorian democracy, we reaffirm our absolute commitment to electoral transparency and to the unwavering defense of the popular will.

Quito, April 14, 2025