Ex-president casts shadow over tight Ecuador election AFP 3 hrs ago AFP © Rodrigo BUENDIA Ecuador s presidential candidates Andres Arauz (left) and Guillermo Lasso are neck and neck in opinion polls
Former Ecuadoran president Rafael Correa is not on the ballot in his country s close presidential runoff on Sunday, yet remains a key figure in the election despite living in exile in Belgium.
Correa s protege, leftist candidate Andres Arauz is up against right-wing contender Guillermo Lasso in a race that is neck and neck, according to opinion polls.
That said, the contest is not so much about Arauz versus Lasso but rather about Correism versus anti-Correism, political scientist Esteban Nicholls of Simon Bolivar University told AFP.
Ex-president casts shadow over tight Ecuador election
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