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Ecuador elections set to go to second round in vote dominated by security concerns

Ecuador elections set to go to second round in vote dominated by security concerns

Luisa González and Daniel Noboa will likely appear in run-off, with assassinated candidate Fernando Villavicencio polling in third place with 16% of vote

With more than three-quarters of ballots counted, Ecuador’s election looked set to go to a second round between Luisa González, a protege of the former leftist president Rafael Correa, and Daniel Noboa, the son of one the country’s richest men.

González was tallying just over 33% support, with more than 75% of ballot boxes counted on Sunday evening, while former lawmaker Noboa was in second place with about 24% of the vote, according to figures from Ecuador’s national electoral council.

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