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Ecuadorean presidential candidate for the Union por la Esperanza party Andrés Arauz attends the closing rally of his campaign in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on April 7, 2021. | RODRIGO BUENDIA / AFP
Leftist presidential candidate Andrés Arauz has big plans to change Ecuador s course if elected on Sunday, when he faces right-wing contender Guillermo Lasso in a runoff.
Arauz, 36, wants to renegotiate a US$6.5-billion debt with the International Monetary Fund, alter anti-narcotics agreements with the United States, and even hold President Lenín Moreno legally responsible for his handling of the hard-hit country s coronavirus response.
Despite wanting to renegotiate the IMF agreement, we re not going to declare a moratorium against the IMF, Arauz told AFP.
Ecuadorean Presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso. | AFP/JOSÉ SÁNCHEZ LINDAO
Leftist economist Andrés Arauz will face conservative Guillermo Lasso in the upcoming second round of Ecuador s presidential election, officials said Sunday, in a vote marred by fraud allegations and taking place amid a worsening economic crisis.
Thirty-six-year-old Arauz won the first round with 32.72 percent of the vote – not enough to win outright. His opponent in the second round will be ex-banker Lasso, who took 19.74 percent to beat left-wing indigenous leader Yaku Pérez s 19.39 percent, according to the final results of the February 7 poll.
The run-off will take place on April 11, after the first round results were approved by four out of the five members of the National Electoral Council (CNE) at a meeting that lasted into the early hours of Sunday morning.
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Ecuadorean presidential candidate for the Creando Oportunidades (CREO) movement, Guillermo Lasso (centre), gives the thumb up during the closing rally of his campaign in Guayaquil, Ecuador on April 8, 2021. | RODRIGO BUENDIA / AFP
Sitting outside the oldest Catholic church in Ecuador, right-wing presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso says he s ready to work with anyone, including political rivals, to govern the country if elected in Sunday s second-round runoff.
The 65-year-old Catholic, who walks with a stick due to a spinal injury from a botched medical procedure, says he is even prepared to cooperate with his opponent Andrés Arauz. I m not ruling out an agreement with any Ecuadoran who acts in good faith, who understands the great objective to take the country forwards, Lasso told AFP following a meeting with members of the Puruha indigenous community in the central town of Colta.