Members of the Armed Forces transport electoral material at the electoral processing centre mounted at the Ciudad Alfaro cultural centre in Montecristi, 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 Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP) (Photo by RODRIGO BUENDIA/AFP via Getty Images)