Electoral material is pictured at the electoral processing centre mounted at Durán, Ecuador, on February 8, 2025, on the eve of the presidential election. 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 Marvin RECINOS / AFP) (Photo by MARVIN RECINOS/AFP via Getty Images)