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Summary: In a change of pace, Ecuadorâs runoff presidential election brought conservative businessman Guillermo Lasso to office. But the countryâs election also offers some lessons about broader trends in Latin American politics.
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The surprise victory of Guillermo Lasso, a conservative businessman, over the left-wing economist Andrés Arauz in Ecuador’s presidential election marks a remarkable turnaround by a candidate who nearly failed to make it into the runoff, obtaining merely 32,000 votes more than the third-place candidate, Yaku Pérez Guartambel. The result points to five major takeaways.
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Arauz won 32.7% of the vote, short of the 40% needed to win the election outright (a winner also requires a 10% lead over the second-place candidate, which Arauz did achieve).
More than a week after that first round, it remains unclear which of the two candidates who most closely trailed Arauz will go head-to-head against him in the second round on April 11. Both candidates Guillermo Lasso and Yaku Pérez each won around 19% of the vote and await a recount to verify who will face Arauz.
[Editor’s note: The National Electoral Council of Ecuador ruled on February 20 that Arauz would face off against Lasso in the second round. Despite this, efforts to overturn the first round results continue. The Prosecutor’s office called for the seizure of “all digital content from the database that administers the electoral system” on February 21, sparking fears of an attempt to overturn the result.]
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Flawed poll records delay naming Ecuador prez race s runner-up
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Thu, Feb 11 2021 12:57 IST |
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Flawed poll records delay naming Ecuador prez race s runner-up. Image Source: IANS News
Quito, Feb 11 : Election officials in Ecuador have had to review more than 1,000 poll records with irregularities, delaying the announcement of a runner-up who will compete in an April 11 presidential run-off, according to officials.
The second place in the general elections which took place on Sunday is being disputed between indigenous activist Yaku Perez and former banker Guillermo Lasso, one of whom will go up against front-runner Andres Arauz in the April election, reports Xinhua news agency.