National Democratic Action (Ecuador)
National Democratic Action Acción Democrática Nacional | |
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| Abbreviation | ADN |
| Leader | Daniel Noboa |
| Founder | Daniel Noboa |
| Founded | 2021 |
| Headquarters | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right[4] to right-wing[5] |
| Alliance members | People, Equality and Democracy MOVER |
| Colours | Purple Yellow |
| National Assembly | 66 / 151 |
| Prefects | 1 / 23 |
| Mayors | 1 / 221 |
| Website | |
| adn-ecuador | |
The National Democratic Action (ADN, Spanish: Acción Democrática Nacional) is a political alliance and movement in Ecuador created to support the candidacy of Daniel Noboa in the 2023 presidential election.
History
[edit]Daniel Noboa announced his presidential candidacy in May 2023 following the Ecuadorian political crisis. He received the support of the People, Equality and Democracy (PID) and MOVER parties, which became members of the ADN.[6] In the following months, Noboa organized this movement, which for a long time did not receive legal status.[7][8] Noboa's running mate was conservative entrepreneur Verónica Abad Rojas, from Cuenca.[9][10]
The relation of this political platform with former president Lenín Moreno is noteworthy, as PID was founded and is presided by Arturo Moreno Encalada, cousin of the former politician,[11] and MOVER was the ruling party during much of Moreno administration when it was still PAIS Alliance, with Moreno serving as the president of PAIS when he was president of Ecuador.[12]
In the 2023 presidential election, Noboa took second place in the first round of voting on August 12,[13] before winning the runoff round (and thereby the presidency) on October 15.[14][15] Valentina Centeno is party leader at the National Assembly.[16][17]
Composition
[edit]The coalition is composed of the following parties:
| Party | Abbr. | Leader | Ideology | Membership | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People, Equality and Democracy Pueblo, Igualdad y Democracia |
PID | Arturo Moreno | Big tent | 2023–present | |
| MOVER MOVER |
MOVER | René Espín | Neoliberalism | 2023–present | |
Electoral results
[edit]Presidential elections
[edit]| Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | Second round | |||||
| 2023 | Daniel Noboa | 2,315,296 | 23.47% | 5,251,695 | 51.83% | Elected 
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| 2025 | 4,527,428 | 44.17% | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
National Assembly elections
[edit]| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Valentina Centeno | 1,219,254 | 14.56 | 11 / 116
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| 2025 | Daniel Noboa | 3,948,392 | 43.34 | 66 / 151
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References
[edit]- ^ "Security and Correa will dominate Ecuador's run-off". Emerald Expert Briefings. oxan–es (oxan–es). 2023-01-01. doi:10.1108/OXAN-ES281377. ISSN 2633-304X.
In taking second place, Noboa, of the conservative 'National Democratic Action', has outperformed voting forecasts.
- ^ "Political Science Club". College of the Canyons. 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
In Ecuador, Daniel Noboa of the libertarian and pro-business Acción Democrática Nacional political party, became to youngest person to be elected president in Ecuador at the age of only 35.
- ^ Groll, Constantine (2025-02-20). "Ecuador: un empate que favorece a la izquierda". Instituto Argentino para el Desarrollo Económico (IADE) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-02-24.
A diferencia de las elecciones del pasado, en las que el anticorreísmo estaba fragmentado, Daniel Noboa logró agrupar ese espacio y posicionarse como la opción política hegemónica del campo liberal-conservador y anticorreísta.
[Unlike in past elections, when the anti-Correism movement was fragmented, Daniel Noboa managed to unite that space and position himself as the hegemonic political option of the conservative-liberal and anti-Correism camp.] - ^
- Beittel, June S.; Gracia, Edward Y. (2025-01-29). Ecuador: Country Overview and U.S. Relations (Report). U.S. Congressional Research Service.
In November 2023, President Daniel Noboa, the head of the center-right National Democratic Action (ADN) political coalition, took office to complete the term of his predecessor, Guillermo Lasso (2021-2023), after winning an October runoff vote. Lasso, who called the elections but did not run, had pushed for market-friendly political and economic reforms but faced opposition from Indigenous movements and a legislature dominated by leftist parties that had repeatedly tried to impeach him.
- "The Challenges That Await Ecuador's Next President". Stratfor. 2023-10-12. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
Gonzalez will compete with center-right National Democratic Action candidate Daniel Noboa, who unexpectedly came in second place in August after securing 23.4% of the vote.
- "Who is Daniel Noboa, Ecuador's youngest president-elect?". The Times of India. 2023-10-16. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
He ran under the National Democratic Action ticket, a new centre-right party that he founded with other dissidents from United Ecuadorian.
- Бурнс, Мирослава (2023-10-15). "Ecuadorians choose between the youngest president and the first female president - Free Press". Sloboden Pečat. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
On one side is left-wing politician Luisa Gonzalez from the camp of former president Rafael Correa, who was convicted of corruption, and on the other is banana farmer Daniel Noboa of the center-right National Democratic Action alliance, who will turn 36 in November. He is the heir to his father Alvaro Noboa's business empire.
- Beittel, June S.; Gracia, Edward Y. (2025-01-29). Ecuador: Country Overview and U.S. Relations (Report). U.S. Congressional Research Service.
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- Rodríguez L., Francisco (May 2024). "Derecha vs. progresismo. Los retos de la segunda oleada roja en América Latina y el Caribe" (PDF). Instituto de Altos Estudios Diplomáticos Pedro Gual.
See table "Cuadro general de Fuerzas políticas en el gobierno (América Latina)".
- "Electoral Council declares Noboa president-elect of Ecuador". XinhuaNet. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
With 88.42 percent of the votes counted as of 7:40 p.m. local time (0040 GMT), Noboa, from the right-wing National Democratic Action alliance, had obtained 52.29 percent of the valid votes compared to 47.71 percent for his rival, Luisa Gonzalez from the Citizen Revolution movement led by ex-president Rafael Correa.
- "Elections marred by escalating organised crime violence, surge in attacks on journalists and media workers". CIVICUS. September 2023. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
Luisa González of the left-wing Citizens Revolution Movement party (Movimiento Revolución Ciudadana, RC) emerged victorious in the first round with 33.5 per cent of the votes, while Daniel Noboa of the right-wing National Democratic Action Alliance (Acción Democrática Nacional, ADN) secured 23.66 per cent of the votes.
- Rodríguez L., Francisco (May 2024). "Derecha vs. progresismo. Los retos de la segunda oleada roja en América Latina y el Caribe" (PDF). Instituto de Altos Estudios Diplomáticos Pedro Gual.
- ^ "Otra vez Álvaro Noboa quiere ser presidente y ahora competiría hasta con su hijo". El Universo (in Spanish). 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ "Movimiento Mover respaldará la candidatura de Daniel Noboa a la Presidencia de la República". El Universo (in Spanish). 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ Redacción (2023-05-24). "Elecciones Ecuador 2023: Daniel Noboa Azín buscará por primera vez la Presidencia de Ecuador, que su padre Álvaro Noboa no logró en cinco intentos". www.ecuavisa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ "Verónica Abad, pro vida y a favor de VOX, es el binomio de Daniel Noboa" (in Spanish). La Republica. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ Vaca, Stefania (29 August 2023). "¿Quién es Verónica Abad, candidata a la vicepresidencia?" (in Spanish). GK. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ Celi, Estefanía (28 May 2022). "PID: movimiento de un primo de Lenin Moreno debutará en las seccionales" (in Spanish). Primicias. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Tribunal deja sin efecto destitución de Lenín Moreno en AP y pide al CNE que no inscriba a Patiño como su presidente" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Glatsky, Genevieve; Cabrera, José María León; Ponce, Thalíe (2023-08-21). "Luisa González y Daniel Noboa parecen ser los elegidos para la segunda vuelta en las elecciones en Ecuador". The New York Times (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ "Daniel Noboa elected Ecuador's youngest president". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ Valdiviezo, Carla. "Ecuador elects centre-right business heir Daniel Noboa as president". Financial Times. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ Pachari, Daniel (2023-09-20). "¿Quién es Valentina Centeno, asambleísta nacional electa?". GK (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ "Valentina Centeno: "Creemos que la agenda legislativa o la agenda de prioridades no incluye juicios políticos"" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-04.
