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Electoral propaganda of Ecuador's presidential candidate for the Movimiento Revolución Ciudadana party (Citizen Revolution Movement), Luisa González, is plastered on a vegetable vendor's truck in Canuto, Ecuador, on February 8, 2025. In the throes of a bloody drug war, a shrinking economy and an acute energy crisis, Ecuadorans are remarkably optimistic about their country's future as they prepare to vote in Sunday election. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP) (Photo by RODRIGO BUENDIA/AFP via Getty Images)