Ecuador presidential vote pits incumbent against leftist

Ecuador heads to run-off election between incumbent and leftist candidate
Ecuador’s center-right President Daniel Noboa fell short of securing an outright majority in the country’s general election, according to results available on Monday, setting the stage for a run-off vote against his nearest leftist rival.
Ecuador's presidential runoff will test the influence of former President Correa
Ecuador will choose its next president in a runoff election after conservative incumbent Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González garnered enough votes Sunday to beat 14 other candidates. The contest,
Ecuador presidential vote pits incumbent against leftist in rerun of 2023
An April presidential run-off in Ecuador will pit incumbent Daniel Noboa against leftist Luisa Gonzalez, in an unexpectedly tight contest featuring the same two candidates who were in a 2023 snap election.
Two candidates remain after Ecuador’s Presidential election’s first round vote
Some residents of Quito on Monday weighed in on a presidential runoff election between conservative incumbent Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González.
Ecuador: Current President and candidate Daniel Noboa voting
Ecuador's presidential election will go to a second round after a closely contested first-round result failed to produce an outright winner. The electoral authorities called it a "technical tie" after the incumbent centre-right candidate,
Ecuador presidential race set for run-off as leftist outperforms
Noboa says his deployment of the military on the streets and within prisons has reduced violent deaths by 15%, led to a drastic fall in prison violence, and helped in the capture of major gang leaders.
Who is Luisa González? The leftist politician who is again vying for Ecuador’s presidency
A lawyer with limited political experience, Luisa González is vying for Ecuador’s presidency for a second time.
Ecuador president forced into election run-off against leftist rival
The president of violence-hit Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, claimed his razor-thin lead Monday in first-round voting as a win, despite a stronger-than-expected showing by his leftist challenger Luisa Gonzalez.
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