Pedro José Freile Vallejo (born 18 January 1972) is an Ecuadorian lawyer and politician who is running for President of Ecuador in the 2025 general election. He previously ran for president in the 2021 general election. Freile was born in Quito, Ecuador.
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Early career
editFreile served as Director of the Inter-American Development Bank part of the Ecuador Division from 2004 to 2005.
Freile was a member of the board of directors of the Society for the Fight Against Cancer (SOLCA) from 2013 to 2015.[1] Prior to entering politics, he was a member of the Quinto Poder group, which were actively protesting the presidency of Rafael Correa.[2]
2021 presidential campaign
editIn 2020, he became leader of the AMIGO Movement political party prior to launching his presidential campaign.[3] During his campaign, commentators positively noted his debate performances and gained support despite running a small campaign. However, he came in fifth place in the first round of the 2021 election.[4] He subsequently endorsed Guillermo Lasso in the run-off election.[5]
In 2022, he left the AMIGO Movement after reports that the party had pushed back against Freile.[6]
Post-presidential campaign
editIn 2022, he unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of Quito under the PSE-SUMA alliance.[7]
Prior to President Guillermo Lasso's dissolution of the National Assembly in May 2023, Freile expressed interest in running for the presidency again in 2025,[8] however he opted to run for Jan Topić's running mate in the 2023 election[9] until the National Electoral Council disqualified him due to a mandate ruling gender parity in candidacies.[10] He later became an advisor to Topic's campaign instead.[11]
2025 presidential campaign
editIn July 2024, Freile registered as a pre-candidate for the SUMA Party presidential nomination in the 2025 general election.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Epidemiología del Cáncer en Quito 2006-2010 by SOLCA Quito - Issuu". issuu.com. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "Cpccs, quinto poder que no cumple con su razón de ser". El Comercio. 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "Amigo: el movimiento político 'de papel' de Daniel Mendoza". Primicias. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "Pedro José Freile llegó quinto, consigue 187.332 el 2,13% de la votación – Periodico Expectativa – Noticias de Ibarra Imbabura Ecuador". Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "Diez expresidenciables ya decidieron su voto entre Andrés Arauz, Guillermo Lasso y voto nulo". El Universo (in Spanish). 1 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Pedro José Freile anuncia su separación del Movimiento Amigo". El Universo. 2022-02-19. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "Estos son los perfiles de los 12 precandidatos a la Alcaldía de Quito". Primicias. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "Pedro Freile empujará una nueva candidatura presidencial en el 2025 con su movimiento Amigo". El Universo. 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ^ "Pedro Freile será el binomio de Jan Topic para las elecciones anticipadas" (in Spanish). El Universo. 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ "Ecuador: Sistemas Electorales / Electoral Systems". pdba.georgetown.edu. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "El candidato presidencial Jan Topic recorre Quito con la promesa de "seguridad y empleo"" (in Spanish). Swissinfo. EFE. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Elecciones 2025: Pedro José Freile es precandidato presidencial por Suma" (in Spanish). Expreso. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
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