Pedro José Freile Vallejo (born 18 January 1972) is an Ecuadorian lawyer and politician who is running for

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in the 2025 general election. He previously ran for president in the 2021 general election. Freile was born in

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Early career

Freile served as Director of the

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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. Prior to entering politics, he was a member of the Quinto Poder group, which were actively protesting the presidency of

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2021 presidential campaign

In 2020, he became leader of the AMIGO Movement political party prior to launching his presidential campaign. 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. He subsequently endorsed

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in the run-off election. In 2022, he left the AMIGO Movement after reports that the party had pushed back against Freile.

Post-presidential campaign

In 2022, he unsuccessfully ran for

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under the

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- SUMA alliance. Prior to President

's dissolution of the

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in May 2023, Freile expressed interest in running for the presidency again in 2025, however he opted to run for

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's running mate in the 2023 election until the National Electoral Council disqualified him due to a mandate ruling gender parity in candidacies. He later became an advisor to Topic's campaign instead.

2025 presidential campaign

In July 2024, Freile registered as a pre-candidate for the

SUMA Party The United Society - More Action, or SUMA Party (Spanish: ''Partido Sociedad Unida Más Acción)'' is an Ecuadorian political party, founded by Mauricio Rodas and Guillermo Celi in 2012. The party was initially led by Rodas; it was under his ...

presidential nomination in the 2025 general election.

References

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