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According to the quick count of the National Electoral Council, candidate Andrés Arauz leads the vote intention with 31.74%.
However, the second place is disputed between the candidate Guillermo Lasso, with 20.05%, and the candidate Yaku Pérez, with 19.85%.
According to these data provided by the electoral authority in Ecuador, there will be a second round. Nevertheless, the technical tie between Lasso and Pérez is not yet defined due to the narrow margin between the two.
(In context: Between two ideological extremes, Ecuador elects its president)
We won!
A resounding triumph in all regions of our beautiful country. Our victory is 2 to 1 against the banker.
Congratulations to the Ecuadorian people for this democratic party.
We will wait for the official results to go out to celebrate.
– Andrés Arauz (@ecuarauz) February 7, 2021
In advance, the leftist Andrés Arauz, the dolphin of former socialist president Rafael Correa (21007-2017), won a “resounding victory” in the elections.
“A resounding victory in all regions of our beautiful country. Our victory is 2 to 1 against the banker (Guillermo Lasso, right)”, expressed the candidate through his Twitter account.
How was the day?
After the long lines that appeared in Ecuador during electoral day to elect a president, the authorities closed the polls at 5:00 pm
At this time, the vote count began and the country is awaiting the results.
The general elections this Sunday in Ecuador they developed with long lines on the outskirts of polling stations due to biosecurity measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, AFP found.
The columns of people, which in some cases spanned several blocks, forced the electoral authorities to request that the restrictions imposed by the pandemic on entering the precincts be relaxed., controlled by military and police.
“Circumstances have arisen that discourage voters in relation to very long queues”, said the vice president of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Enrique Pita, in a first report broadcast on radio and television on the development of the elections.
Andrés Arauz, the correísmo candidate, is the one who leads the polls. However, everything indicates that there will be a second round between him and Guillermo Lasso.
Guillermo Lasso, center-right candidate.
Participation rate
The participation rate in the general elections held this Sunday in Ecuador amounted to 62.34% at 1:30 p.m. m., informed the National Electoral Council (CNE) in a document released this afternoon among the media.
According to this report, with a cut-off until that time, the exact rate was 62.34%, although the president of the CNE, Diana Atamaint, in his second appearance of the day he was already talking about 63-64%.
“It is an encouraging number,” said Atamaint, who assured that the process will close at 17:00 (22:00 GMT) regardless of who is in the queue. Its vice president, counselor Enrique Pita, stated in the same appearance that, contrary to expectations, participation was high, it was within the usual patterns and that, at no time, is absenteeism expected to decrease than usual.
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* With Efe and AFP
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