Leftist outsider in Ecuador election run-off
A pro-US banana tycoon and a leftist economist whose rhetoric echoes Venezuela’s president Hugo Chavez are set for a run-off after neither scored an outright victory in yesterday’s presidential election, preliminary results showed.
With slightly more than 70% of ballots counted, Alvaro Noboa, Ecuador’s wealthiest man, led with 26.7% of the vote, compared to 22.5% for Rafael Correa, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal said in Quito.
