Ecuador faces second election run-off after president, opposition close tie

Incumbent President, Daniel Noboa, on Monday clutched onto a razor-thin lead in violence-hit Ecuador’s election, after a stronger-than-expected leftist challenger looked set to force a second-round run-off. With more than 90 percent of the ballots counted, Noboa had 44.3 percent and rival Luisa Gonzalez 43.8 percent, official results showed. Gonzalez, a 47-year-old lawyer and single

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